OTTAWA — Conservative MP Garnett Genuis told a federal inquiry today that parliamentarians who were targeted by Chinese hackers could have taken immediate protective steps if they had been informed sooner.

It emerged earlier this year that in 2021 some MPs and senators faced cyberattacks from the hackers because of their involvement with the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, which pushes for accountability from Beijing.

Genuis, Canadian co-chair of the inter-parliamentary alliance, said it's mysterious to him why he wasn't informed about the attacks sooner.{ai:summary}<p>Conservative MP Garnett Genuis stated that parliamentarians targeted by Chinese hackers could have acted to protect themselves if informed earlier. The cyberattacks occurred in 2021, linked to their involvement with the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. </p><p>#foreignaffairs</p>

Foreign interference inquiry hears from luminaries such as Conservative MP Garnett Genuis today

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