CRA hit by two cyberattacks affecting thousands of accounts - Ottawa Citizen

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About 5,500 accounts tied to the Canada Revenue Agency were compromised by two recent cyberattacks, the federal government said in a news release Saturday.

“Access to all affected accounts has been disabled to maintain the safety and security of taxpayers’ information and the Agency is contacting all affected individuals,” the release said.

The government and the RCMP are investigating to find out if there had been any privacy breaches and if information had been obtained from the accounts, the release said.

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2020-08-16 01:47:38Z
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