Information on the Recent CRA Cyber Attack
If you haven't heard yet, there have been some cyber attacks against the Government of Canada departments. Some accounts have been disabled in order to protect your identity.
Please visit: https://cyber.gc.ca/en/news/statement-gckey-credential-service-and-recent-credential-stuffing-attacks for more information on the recent CRA cyber attacks that have been causing Web access issues since Saturday.
The Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Government Canada released a statement on August 15th regarding Cyber attacks. The attack targeted the GCKey service and CRA accounts, such as My CRA, My CRA business accounts, Represent a Client, ESDC, Service Canada accounts and many others.
More information is available on Canada.ca. You may also call 1-800-O-Canada if you have immediate concerns.
You can read the full statement here: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/news/2020/08/statement-from-the-office-of-the-chief-information-officer-of-the-government-canada-on-recent-credential-stuffing-attacks.html Keep a close watch on your accounts and report any unusual activity promptly. View some of our earlier posts on protecting yourself and your employees: https://www.stagecoachpayroll.ca/post/protect-yourself-from-fraud-scams
https://www.stagecoachpayroll.ca/post/important-facts-about-employee-social-insurance-numbers
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