The CRA states that they have addressed the security risks associated with the Heartbleed Bug that forced that to temporarily suspect online services on April 7. As a result the deadline for individual tax returns has been extended to May 5, 2014.

As many as 900 SINs affected according to initial reports, RCMP investigating.

An investigation has begun to analyze the data of a security breach that occurred over a 6 hour period by somebody leveraging the Heartbleed vulnerability.

Once it is determine which SIN numbers are affected, those individual will be sent a register letter informing that their information was affected. A dedicated 1-800 number has also been set up to provide them with further information, including what steps to take to protect the integrity of their SIN. The Agency will has made it clear that they will not be calling or emailing individuals to inform them that they have been impacted  to ensure that communications are secure and cannot be exploited by fraudsters through phishing schemes.