Canada Post resets customers' passwords as a cyber precaution

Postal operator insists there was no breach, but noted that passwords may have been stolen

Canada Post resets customers' passwords as a cyber precaution

Cyber

By Lyle Adriano

After receiving news that several other websites were hacked, Canada Post is resetting the passwords of all of its online customers.

The Crown corporation gave assurances that its network was not breached. But it revealed that it learned that hackers in 2017 may have accessed some of its customers’ accounts through passwords that were stolen from other online services.

Customers whose accounts were accessed are being notified of the potential incidents, CityNews reported.

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