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Canada Revenue Agency Discloses Credential Stuffing Attack on 5,500 Service Accounts

17
Aug
2020

A credential stuffing attack targeting Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) accounts has forced the government tax collector to suspend its online services over the weekend. The compromised accounts were linked to the GCKey portal, a system used by 30 federal departments allowing citizens to access services such as employment insurance, immigration applications and COVID-19 relief benefits. […]

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Ottawa warned about its vulnerability to hackers, lack of strategy

31
Jul
2014

A software vulnerability forced the shutdown of Canada Revenue Agency’s electronic tax filing system in April.

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Public Safety officials were left scrambling by Heartbleed bug

15
Jun
2014

On April 14, the Canada Revenue Agency confirmed that 900 social insurance numbers had been stolen from its website as a result of the Heartbleed bug.

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