Canada to pay $8.7 million to Canadians affected by 2020 CRA data breach

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Canada will pay $8.7 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over a 2020 data breach affecting tens of thousands of Canadians. Hackers accessed Government of Canada accounts, including CRA, compromising personal and financial information. They used this data to submit fraudulent benefit applications. The settlement offers compensation for lost time and inconvenience, with potential reimbursement for identity theft-related costs, for those whose data was accessed between June and August 2020.


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