NATO beefing up presence amid Russian threats as chief vows to ‘defend all allies’ “GAC has been the target of a cyber attack but it is not clear if the Russians, the alleged perpetrators, hacked into the system or were able to merely disrupt its service,” a national security source, who spoke on the condition they not be named, told Global News.The Liberal government has been vocal in its support for Ukraine as Russia masses troops on the former Soviet state’s borders, with Ottawa announcing a $120 million loan to the Ukrainian government last week and re-committing Canadian soldiers to train Kyiv’s security forces.According to one source, the disruptions at Global Affairs appear to have begun Friday and continued throughout the weekend.
As of Monday morning, government cyber security officials were still working to resolve the situation.Global Affairs has been at the forefront of Ottawa’s pressure campaign against another Russian incursion into Ukrainian territory, with Minister Mélanie Joly spending most of last week meeting with officials in Kyiv.