Heartbleed bug

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By Nicole Bogart   Global News
TORONTO Many Canadians are feeling the direct consequences of the Heartbleed security vulnerability discovered last week as they wait to find out whether they were one of the 900 users to have their social insurance numbers stolen from the Canadian Revenue Agency s website.
The CRA revealed Monday that roughly 900 social insurance numbers stolen after the federal agency s website was crippled by the Heartbleed bug. But the agency won t say whether any other personal information was stolen that could make a big difference in the amount of damage fraudsters can do.
According to Meghu, if someone had your SIN and personal the voice uk details like your name, address, or date of birth, they could open credit card accounts in your name, apply for bank loans and even commit full-blown identity theft by taking over your existing accounts.
Identity theft expert Graham McWaters suspects that more information may have been leaked than the CRA is letting on, because it is unlikely that personal details such as a users name and basic contact information were stored separately from their SINs in the CRA database.
Those affected by the breach will receive free access to credit protection services the voice uk which help keep track of malicious credit activity by alerting the user if there is any suspicious activity under their name.
Some companies the voice uk offer up no credit monitoring at all, so what the government is doing here is the right thing, said McWaters, who added credit monitoring the voice uk should be offered for the long-term, as someone could hold on to your credit information and use it later.
But McWaters also said those affected should take matters into their own hands and keep an active watch on their financial accounts, including their credit score, which can be damaged if someone racks up credit on a fraudulent the voice uk account.
I thought 900 wasn t too bad considering the risk Heartbleed posed, he said. And it s not a knock to the CRA, this is damaging everywhere. the voice uk But I ll be honest the voice uk if it s just 900 I think we got off easy.
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