Mr. Sami Khoury at the National Defence Committee

On March 28th, 2022. See this statement in context.

March 28th, 2022 / 4:15 p.m.

Head, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Communications Security Establishment

Thank you for your question.

We work closely with our FINTRAC colleagues, but we don't have a mandate to investigate. Oftentimes, cyber currency is used in cases involving ransom or other criminal activity, so I would refer you to the RCMP. This is more their responsibility.

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