Canadians planning to file their taxes online could face difficulties as the threat of hacking prompted the Canada Revenue Agency to take down the service indefinitely. A notice was posted on the agency’s website that says it detected “an internet vulnerability” and took down many of its services, including electronic tax filing. A spokesman for the Canada Revenue Agency says the tax filing services were taken offline Friday as a precaution to project Canadians’ tax information. “Digital services were taken offline as a precaution, not as the result of a successful hack or breach,” Samson says in an email. Digital services will remain offline until officials are satisfied there is no longer a security risk, he says.

Source: National Post March 12, 2017 15:33 UTC