“I’m not feeling great about where we are right now,' karinagould said cdnpoli
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa on April 8, 2019.
The minister's remarks come the same day the Communications Security Establishment released a new report that notes a three-fold increase in cyber meddling activities targeting national elections in"advanced democracies" worldwide. However, the report does not give but specific examples of where those attacks occurred.
Foreign cyber interference activities include using malware to undermine confidence in information systems to the coordinated use of social media accounts to share misinformation to influence voter opinions and behaviours.
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