Canada's spy agency goes offensive

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Editor’s Note: Congratulations to Greypoint Industries — the team that took home top prize at Canada’s first-ever Defence Tech Hackathon last year, which we were proud to host here at The Icebreaker. Jordan and the rest of the crew have now earned a spot in Y Combinator. From an Arctic-sovereignty idea built in a single weekend to one of the most competitive accelerators in the world — that’s exactly the kind of ambition we started The Icebreaker to champion. We couldn’t be prouder, and we’ll be watching what comes next. 🎯 Three-Shot Burst Canada’s electronic spy agency doesn’t usually brag. But buried in CSE’s 2025–2026 annual report — released this week — is a first: CSE publicly confirmed it conducted an active cyberoperation against foreign criminals brokering fentanyl precursor chemicals, disrupting and “diminishing their ability to operate.” It also disclosed it took concurrent action against 10 of the most significant ransomware groups harming Canada and allies…

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