Thousands of CRA accounts breached following pair of cyberattacks | CBC News:

Attacks based on reused usernames, passwords

The
incidents are a type of attack known as “credential stuffing,” the
Treasury Board’s Office of the Chief Information Officer shared in a
statement.

“These attacks, which used passwords and usernames
collected from previous hacks of accounts worldwide, took advantage of
the fact that many people reuse passwords and usernames across multiple
accounts.”

Aside
from CRA accounts, thousands of others linked to GCKey — a secure portal
that allows Canadians to access government services online — were also
affected.

“Of the roughly 12 million active GCKey accounts in
Canada, the passwords and usernames of 9,041 users were acquired
fraudulently and used to try and access government services, a third of
which accessed such services and are being further examined for
suspicious activity,” the statement read.

Thousands of CRA accounts breached following pair of cyberattacks | CBC News: Attacks based on reused usernames, passwordsThe
incidents are a type of attack known as “credential stuffing,” the
Treasury Board’s Office of the Chief Information Officer shared in a
statement.“These attacks, which used passwords and usernames
collected from previous hacks of accounts worldwide, took advantage of
the fact that many people reuse passwords and usernames across multiple
accounts.”Aside
from CRA accounts, thousands of others linked to GCKey — a secure portal
that allows Canadians to access government services online — were also
affected.“Of the roughly 12 million active GCKey accounts in
Canada, the passwords and usernames of 9,041 users were acquired
fraudulently and used to try and access government services, a third of
which accessed such services and are being further examined for
suspicious activity,” the statement read.Read More

As schools reopen in Canada, how do you test for kids who are asymptomatic? | CBC News: If anything, this article describes a lot of uncertainty.  This isn’t really echoed by all other sources.

In both the flu and coronavirus, the main method of transmission appears to be from person to person via respiratory transmission—essentially by coming in close contact (within six feet) with respiratory droplets from the coughs and sneezes of infected people. The flu and coronavirus also have similar periods of time when people are asymptomatic but still contagious. “It appears that with both viruses, people may be able to transmit the virus before they are symptomatic,” explains Dr. Juthani.

However, the latest evidence suggests COVID-19 is much more contagious and spreads more rapidly than the flu.

When my children were young, and they came home from school, it was just a matter of days before the rest of us got sick.

As schools reopen in Canada, how do you test for kids who are asymptomatic? | CBC News: If anything, this article describes a lot of uncertainty.  This isn’t really echoed by all other sources.In both the flu and coronavirus, the main method of transmission appears to be from person to person via respiratory transmission—essentially by coming in close contact (within six feet) with respiratory droplets from the coughs and sneezes of infected people. The flu and coronavirus also have similar periods of time when people are asymptomatic but still contagious. “It appears that with both viruses, people may be able to transmit the virus before they are symptomatic,” explains Dr. Juthani. However, the latest evidence suggests COVID-19 is much more contagious and spreads more rapidly than the flu.When my children were young, and they came home from school, it was just a matter of days before the rest of us got sick.Read More