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The CRA Cyber Attack: Here’s What You Need to Know
Fri, 08/21/2020
In mid-August, cybercriminals targeted the Canada Revenue Agency with two credential stuffing attacks, obtaining the usernames and passwords of 9,041 GCKey accounts, and 5,500 CRA accounts. The fraudsters then used the stolen login credentials to apply for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB).
In response to the attack, a statement released by the Office of the Chief Information Officer...