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Update: 100,000 Canadian CRA accounts were suspended after login credentials found for sale on dark web
Source: National Post
Author: Christopher Nardi
Date: February 18, 2021
The Canada Revenue Agency had to suspend the accounts of more than 100,000 users of its online service because it detected troves of leaked login information on the dark web that could have led to data breaches.
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CRA locks online accounts amid investigation, leaving users worried
Source: CBC News
Author: Thomas Daigle
Date: February 17, 2021
The Canada Revenue Agency has locked an unknown number of taxpayers out of its online platform, telling users their email addresses have been removed from their accounts with little explanation.
A CRA spokesperson told CBC on Tuesday night that taxpayers who are registered for online account alerts “may receive a notification from the CRA indicating that their email address has been removed from their account.”
Christopher Doody, a CRA media relations representative, said in an email it was meant “as a security precaution in the context of ongoing investigative work, and is not due to a cyber security breach of CRA systems.” He said affected users can expect a letter in the mail with instructions on how to unlock their account.
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