The attacks come at a time when millions of Canadians have been relying on the CRA's website to apply for and access COVID-19 emergency benefits. A total of 11,200 accounts were impacted in the attacks, Brouillard said, including more than 9,000 GCKey accounts and another 5,600 CRA accounts, although almost half the CRA accounts were linked to the GCKey hack. She said CRA hopes to have its online services for individuals back up and running by mid-week. CRA is sending letters to Canadians whose accounts were breached with instructions about how they can confirm their identify and regain access. The government is advising Canadians to use unique passwords for all online accounts and to check for suspicious activity.

Source: CBC News August 17, 2020 13:29 UTC