Tens of thousands of tax accounts have been hacked and hundreds of millions of dollars lost as criminals steal identities and file bogus returns. Could the CRA’s deals with tax companies be partly to blame?
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00:00 – Victims of identify theft speak out
11:27 – Hunting for fraudsters who hacked into a B.C. man’s account
25:03 – How secure are your tax accounts?
35:05 – CRA insiders break their silence
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50-12 CRA Friday, March 7, 2025
Tax Hack: Identity Theft
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Harvey Cashore
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Mark Kelley
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additional research
Diana Redegeld
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visual research
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post audio
Ron Searles
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Roxanna Woloshyn
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Jonathan Castell
video editor
Alessia Protomanni
rollout producer
Leanne Stepnow
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Nanci King
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Emmanuel Marchand
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Allya Davidson
original broadcast
March 7, 2025
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