Tax-filing season may be over, but protecting Canadians’ information remains a year round priority. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) continuously works to monitor and detect fraud throughout the year, including attempts to bypass our systems to access taxpayer accounts, and file fraudulent tax returns and benefit claims. The CRA is consistently a prime target for threat actors. Since 2020, there has been an increase in the number of identity theft cases and unauthorized use of taxpayer information by third parties. In an era of increasing digital threats, fraudsters constantly change their tactics, often exploiting personal information obtained through data or cybersecurity incidents
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