Tens of thousands of tax accounts have been hacked and hundreds of millions of dollars lost as criminals steal identities and file bogus returns. Could the CRA’s deals with tax companies be partly to blame?
00:00 – Victims of identify theft speak out
11:27 – Hunting for fraudsters who hacked into a B.C. man’s account
25:03 – How secure are your tax accounts?
35:05 – CRA insiders break their silence
#Documentary #Crime #Hackers
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50-12 CRA Friday, March 7, 2025
Tax Hack: Identity Theft
producer/director
Harvey Cashore
writer
Mark Kelley
associate producer
Eva Uguen-Csenge
additional research
Diana Redegeld
Leanne Stepnow
video editor
Loretta Hicks
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Morna Scott-Dunne
senior videographer
Jonathan Castell
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Maggie MacPherson
Yanjun Li
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The American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights
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special thanks
Charles Rusnell
visual research
Leslie Morrison
graphic designer
Tim Kindrachuk
post audio
Ron Searles
colourist
Scott McIntyre
from the files team
producer
Roxanna Woloshyn
senior videographer
Jonathan Castell
video editor
Alessia Protomanni
rollout producer
Leanne Stepnow
social media producers
Alex Migdal
Britt Purdy
digital producer
Janet Davison
media management
Astoria Luzzi
resource coordinators
Marc Cormier
Dragan Maricic
associate director
Nanci King
packaging editor
Alessia Protomanni
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Rhonda Kirkpatrick
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Emmanuel Marchand
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Allya Davidson
original broadcast
March 7, 2025
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