The Canada Revenue Agency has shut down public access to its electronic services website over security concerns related to the “Heartbleed Bug,” a newly discovered software flaw that has made information on many of the world’s major websites vulnerable to theft.
In a message posted on its website, the agency said that it had temporarily closed its services site “to protect the security of taxpayer information.”
Revenue Minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay said Wednesday morning that the site had been closed as a “precautionary measure.”