The Federal Court of Canada has certified the class action filed against the Government of Canada over the spate of cyber incidents that took place between…
from the Federal Court to determine if the case should, in fact, be dealt with as a class proceeding. To determine that, the court usually sees, among other factors, whether there is an identifiable class , an issue common to the class and if there is an appropriate representative plaintiff.laintiff, B.C.
Of the 48,110 My Account users who were impacted, 12,700 saw the threat actor change the taxpayer’s direct deposit banking information and fraudulently apply for CERB. Employment and Social Development Canada accounts reportedly suffered the greatest impact from the attack. The class action, hence, alleges that the government has been negligent in safeguarding the confidential information of Canadians, who suffered damages including costs in preventing identity theft, damage to credit reputation, mental distress, monies withdrawn from their bank accounts without their consent, time lost in communication with the CRA, ESDC and other government agencies, and more.
Every affected person whose government online account was accessed via GCKey between Mar. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020 is automatically included in this class action.
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