Report a cyber incident

Important

January 2025

The Cyber Centre may reach out and notify victim organizations of a cyber incident Cyber incidentAny unauthorized attempt, whether successful or not, to gain access to, modify, destroy, delete, or render unavailable any computer network or system resource. . If you receive a call claiming to come from the Cyber Centre, please call us 1-833-CYBER-88 or email contact@cyber.gc.ca to verify its legitimacy.

Reporting to the Cyber Centre will not launch an immediate law enforcement response, such as investigating cybercrime or other criminal offences.

The Cyber Centre is not a law enforcement agency and does not have the authority to take legal action against individuals. Reporting to the Cyber Centre will not launch an immediate law enforcement response, such as investigating cybercrime or other criminal offences.

If you believe a cyber incident is an imminent threat to life or of a criminal nature, please contact your local police services (911) or the RCMP. We encourage all victims to report cybercrime activities to law enforcement.


Reporting a cyber incident helps the Cyber Centre keep Canada and Canadians safe online. Your information will enable us to provide cybersecurity advice, guidance and services.

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For information on how to protect yourself from common online threats, such as phishing, identity theft and cybercrime, visit Get Cyber Safe.

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