Government to pay $8.7M to Canadians affected by CRA data breach

Todd Sweet, of Clinton, B.C., initiated the class-action against the CRA and the Government of Canada after discovering his account had been hacked on July 2, 2020. He logged into his CRA account after receiving emails notifying him that changes had been made to his account, and discovered that his direct deposit information had been altered and CERB applications had been filed in his name.