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Communications Security Establishment Canada releases 2025 update to report on cyber threats to Canada’s democratic process  

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The Communications Security Establishment Canada has released an update on the cyber threats facing Canada's democratic process. This 2025 report highlights the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) by foreign adversaries to target elections worldwide, including in Canada.

The Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE) has released an update on the cyber threats facing Canada's democratic process. This 2025 report highlights the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) by foreign adversaries to target elections worldwide, including in Canada.

The Cyber Threats to Canada’s Democratic Process: 2025 Update indicates that AI technologies have become more powerful and accessible over the last two years. CSE and its Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) assess that these technologies are being used by foreign actors to create and spread disinformation, harass politicians, and enhance cyber espionage and malicious cyber activities.

The report outlines the following key findings:

  • Foreign actors, particularly those affiliated with Russia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), are leveraging AI to sow division and distrust within democratic societies.
  • Hostile foreign actors are using AI to flood the information environment with false information, including by enabling the creation of disinformation and of social botnets to spread it.
  • Foreign actors are increasingly using generative AI to create and spread viral disinformation with the potential for greater impact as these methods evolve and become even more accessible.
  • Cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors will likely use AI to enhance social engineering attacks against political figures and electoral institutions in the near future.
  • Nation states are collecting massive amounts of data and are using AI to analyze it faster than ever, further enhancing their ability to conduct targeted influence and espionage campaigns.

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