CBC uses leaked GiveSendGo info to contact donors

In a shocking move, the taxpayer-funded media outlet is using private information obtained through the hacking of GiveSendGo to contact 'alleged donors' of the Canadian truckers convoy fundraiser.

On Sunday, Feb 13, the crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo, which had raised more than $8.7 million for the “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa, was hacked.

This left the personal information of 92,845 donors extremely vulnerable, including real names (as listed on credit cards or debit cards), personal emails, locations and other assorted details.

The hackers have not publicly revealed their identity, but those who visited the website on Sunday night saw a surprising redirect message to “GiveSendGone.wtf”, which played a video and song from the Disney movie “Frozen”.