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Police have begun an investigation into the theft of computer equipment from a Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) office, which contained information on businesses and individuals, including social insurance numbers.
Four laptop computers - one of which was acting as a server - and two desktops were stolen on Sept. 4 from the agency's Laval, Que., Tax Services Office. According to CCRA spokesperson Colette Gentes- Hawn, the agency waited until Sept. 30 to alert the public so it could first determine what information was stolen.
The CCRA says the databases contained no personal income tax information, and it has reconstructed them in order to recapture any lost data. In a statement, the CCRA said this process has enabled it to assess what information could have been stolen and, potentially, inappropriately used....