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You Could Be Owed Up to $5,000: The CRA Data Breach Settlement, Explained

  August 21, 2026 If you had a Government of Canada online account back in 2020, it's worth five minutes to check whether you're eligible for a payout. Claims are now open in an $8.7-million federal settlement tied to a wave of 2020 cyberattacks on Canada Revenue Agency and other Government of Canada accounts. If your CRA My Account, My Service Canada Account, or another GCKey-linked account was compromised, you may be entitled to compensation — in some cases, up to $5,000. Here's what happened, who qualifies, and exactly how to file before the deadline. What happened Between June and August 2020, hackers used "credential stuffing" — testing stolen usernames and passwords from other data leaks against government login pages — to break into thousands of Government of Canada online accounts. In some cases, attackers viewed confidential personal and financial information; in others, they used stolen access to file fraudulent claims for pandemic-era benefits like CERB...
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Stock Market Today : October 3, 2023


 The Canadian stock market continued its downward trend today. As represented by the S&P/TSX Composite Index, closed at 19,020.92 on October 3, 2023, down by 0.81% from the previous day’s close. The S&P/TSX 60 Index also fell by 0.83% to close at 1,141.80. The S&P/TSX Venture Composite index decreased by 1.68% to close at 536.26. The top gainers on the TSX were Cameco Corporation, Canadian Natural Resources Limited, and Barrick Gold Corporation, while the top losers were Baytex Energy Corp., Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., and Enbridge Inc. 

In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed at 35,258.32, up by 0.10% from the previous day’s close . The S&P 500 index closed at 4,543.76, up by 0.15% from the previous day’s close. The NASDAQ Composite index closed at 15,235.89, up by 0.31% from the previous day’s close. The top gainers on the DJIA were Boeing Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and JPMorgan Chase & Co., while the top losers were Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Visa Inc. .

The reason the markets were down today, is due to the fact  that the 10-year Treasury yield climbed again on October 3, 2023, up to 4.80% from 4.69% late Monday and from just 0.50% early in the pandemic. This increase in yield came after a report showed U.S. employers have many more job openings than expected. Another reason is that there is ongoing debt ceiling drama that is slowly eroding confidence in the country. However, it is important to note that there could be other factors contributing to this decline as well.



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