Inadaquate ID authentication blamed for 2020 data thefts at Canada Revenue, ESDC
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The theft of tax and employment records of 48,000 of Canadians four years ago was the fault of poor IT authentication security, says the country's privacy commissioner. Attackers employed credential stuffing using previously stolen usernames and passwords to get into the IT systems of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Employment and Social Development Canada