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Who's hacking CRA accounts? The Fifth Estate tracks down alleged imposters who duped the tax collector
Victims of identity theft across the country told CBC's The Fifth Estate that the Canada Revenue Agency wrongly blamed them for claiming bogus refunds. Our journalists set out to uncover the real scammers and where they've been spending taxpayers' money.
THE FIFTH ESTATECRA accounts hacked after 28,000 social insurance numbers stolen in data breach
Imposters hacked into B.C. health-care workers’ CRA accounts after a massive breach of employees’ private identification from the B.C. government’s Interior Health authority, which runs hospitals and medical facilities in the southeastern part of the province, The Fifth Estate has learned.
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VideoRCMP says 764 wasn’t ‘on our radar’ when exploitation was reported in 2021
In an interview with The Fifth Estate’s Ioanna Roumeliotis, Insp. Matt Johnson with RCMP’s INSET unit acknowledges police didn’t know much about 764 back in 2021 when an Alberta teen reported her exploitation.
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VideoHow 764 members are targeting minors for clout
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VideoA mother feared she’d have to bury her daughter
THE FIFTH ESTATEAlberta teen exploited by extremist network says RCMP only spoke to her after FBI reached out
