Financial watchdog Fintrac hit by cyberattack, says classified systems not involved

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Canada’s financial intelligence agency says it has been hit by a cyberattack.

Agency takes corporate systems offline to protect data

Canada's financial intelligence agency says it has been hit by a cyber attack. A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto in this Sunday, Oct. 9 photo illustration.
Canada’s financial intelligence agency says it has been hit by a cyber attack. (Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press)

Canada’s financial intelligence agency says it has been hit by a cyberattack.

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (Fintrac) says it has taken its corporate systems offline to ensure their integrity and to protect the data it maintains as a precautionary measure.

On a notice posted to its website, the agency says the incident does not involve its intelligence or classified systems.

Fintrac says it is working closely with its federal partners to protect and restore its systems.

The agency declined to provide any comment or information beyond what it had posted on its site.

Fintrac tries to pinpoint money linked to illicit activities by electronically sifting through millions of pieces of information each year from banks, insurance companies, money services businesses and others.

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