CSIS warned Canadian company unwittingly supplying drone tech to Russia: Director

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Five Eyes spymasters gather in California to discuss emerging technologies and national security, with China’s theft of intellectual property top of mind.

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In a statement, a CSIS spokesperson said Vigneault was referring to Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones “used by Russia against Ukrainian civilians” and which included Canadian components. Vigneault said the agency has been hampered by the “stigma” attached to what Western intelligence agencies have done since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the U.S.

“There is no greater threat to innovation than the Chinese government. And it is a measure of how seriously the five of us and our services take that threat that we have chosen to come together to try to highlight that, raise awareness, raise resilience and work closely with the private sector to try to build better protections for innovation, especially in a place like Northern California, but really across all five of our countries.

 

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