National Defence investigating possible hack of its recruiting site
OTTAWA — The federal government was unable to say Thursday whether any personal information of potential military recruits was stolen during what appears to have been a hack of a National Defence website.
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said federal officials were investigating after people trying to access the military’s recruiting website were instead directed to what appeared to be the Chinese government’s main webpage.
The website was taken down soon after the problem was discovered.
The minister was reluctant to label the incident as a security breach, saying there could be any number of reasons and that he didn’t want to jump to conclusions.