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GCKey and CRA accounts taken over by credential stuffing

Disclosed
August 15, 2020
Sector
Government
Province or territory
Across Canada
People affected
9,041
Data exposed
Usernames and passwords of 9,041 GCKey accounts, used to sign in to federal services, obtained with passwords reused from other breaches; about a third were used to reach government services. About 5,500 Canada Revenue Agency accounts were also targeted. The affected accounts were cancelled.
Cause
Stolen credentials
Status
Resolved
Sources
Our coverage Not disclosed