The federal government has revealed that the Canada Revenue Agency was recently hit by two cyberattacks, compromising thousands of accounts linked to the agency's services.
The agency confirmed on Saturday that as of Aug. 14, about 5,500 accounts had been affected by the separate attacks but that the breaches are now contained. The CRA's My Account, My Business Account and Represent a Client services were affected in the incidents.
"The CRA quickly identified the impacted accounts and disabled access to these accounts to ensure the safety and security of the taxpayer's information," CRA spokesperson Christopher Doody wrote in an email.
"The CRA is continuing to analyze both incidents. Law enforcement assistance has been requested from RCMP and an investigation has been initiated."
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