Military Recruiting Site Suffers Hack; Users Are Directed To Chinese Government Page

November 18 2016

Canada

The Canadian military is examining its systems after its recruiting site was hacked, reported the Ottawa Citizen.

The army's recruiting site was briefly hijacked on Thursday, according to a military spokesman cited by Agence France-Presse.

The www.forces.ca website was redirected to China's State Council website, www.gov.cn, said a Defense Ministry spokeswoman. The site had no sensitive information, she added.

The Canadian site was taken down after the hack was...

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