Canadian Government Services Down After Cyberattack
Return To ArticleCybercriminals set their sights on the Canadian government at the beginning of August, when several government services were disabled following a series of cyberattacks. On August 15, the Treasury Board Secretariat announced that approximately 11,000 online government services accounts, originating from the Government of Canada Key service (GCKey) and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) accounts, had been victims of hacking attempts. The GCKey allows Canadians to access the online services of several Government of Canada programs and services, including Employment Insurance services, while the CRA manages Canadians’ tax services as well as Canada Emergency Benefit (ECP) payments, a support program for employees who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic.
