Canada Revenue Agency Account Data Breach Settlement
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Canada Revenue Agency · Canada Revenue Agency online accounts and related tax and emergency-benefit services · Settlement Reached
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About this case
The class action alleges that tens of thousands of Canada Revenue Agency online accounts were compromised in a 2020 cyberattack after criminals used usernames and passwords obtained from unrelated data breaches to access accounts through credential stuffing. The federal government has agreed to pay an $8.7 million settlement.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- Canada Revenue Agency
- Product or service
- Canada Revenue Agency online accounts and related tax and emergency-benefit services
- Court case number
- T-982-20
- Case status
- Settlement Reached
- Lawsuit type
- Privacy
- Reported harm
- Privacy Security
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Sources
Public reporting associated with this case.
- Canada Revenue Agency Account Data Breach Settlement
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