Canada Revenue Agency Offline as a Precaution Due to Global ‘Security Vulnerability’

Canada Revenue Agency Offline as a Precaution Due to Global ‘Security Vulnerability’
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) headquarters Connaught Building is pictured in Ottawa on Aug. 17, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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The Canada Revenue Agency says it has taken its online services offline after it learned of a possible security threat.

The agency says on its website that it became aware of a “security vulnerability affecting organizations around the world” and decided to take services offline as a precaution.