A previous Fifth Estate /Radio-Canada investigation revealed that tens of thousands of Canadians have had their CRA accounts hacked since 2020 and that scammers have been taking advantage of security gaps between the Canada Revenue Agency and third-party tax preparation companies.
The Fifth Estate heard from victims across Canada who said their online CRA accounts were frozen after the agency learned their personal details had been changed without their knowledge or authorization. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)
Special CRA access codes assigned to third-party tax preparation companies have been repeatedly exploited by fraudsters to get into Canadians' tax accounts, The Fifth Estate learned.
The Fifth Estate reported in March that two taxpayers in B.C., one from Creston and one from Kelowna, had their accounts hacked in 2023 and bogus returns filed in their names by imposters who had targeted H&R Block locations in Alberta.
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