Data Theft

• Quebec police arrest three in $9-million fraud, data theft case involving Desjardins

  Police say the three suspects used the stolen data to commit fraud totalling $8.9 million between September 2018 and January 2019.

  Crime

  Jun 12, 2024
  
• Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority continues data hack investigation

  As the investigation continues, SLGA has found some clients information may have also been accessed during the cyber incident.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2022
  
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• Quebec public daycare registry hit by cyberattack, 5,000 personal files compromised

  Someone created an administrator profile to access the data and downloaded the files of 5,000 parents, including that of Families Minister Mathieu Lacombe.

  Crime

  May 11, 2021
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• Police charge Highway 407ETR employee in customer data breach

  Police said that in 2018, investigators began receiving information from the company in charge of the toll route that a customer's data had been accessed without authorization.

  Crime

  Jul 23, 2020
• Desjardins Group says 2019 theft of 4.2 million members’ data cost $108 million

  Chief executive Guy Cormier says Desjardins has "ample capacity'' to absorb the expense.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2020
• Personal information of nearly 360,000 Quebec teachers exposed in data breach

  The government said that concerned individuals will be sent letters shortly.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2020
• After data breach, Desjardins CEO defends bank to Quebec City legislators

  Desjardins Group President and CEO Guy Cormier was called to testify in front of legislators in Quebec City, who are feeling pressure from citizens worried about the safety of their personal data.

  Nov 21, 2019
• Desjardins now says data breach affected 4.2 million members

  Desjardins Group has announced that a massive data breach from earlier this year has affected 4.2 million of its members.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2019
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• Highway 407 operator says it’s investigating ‘inside theft of data,’ no financial info taken

  The privately-operated 407 Express Toll Route says in a statement that the stolen data is limited to account names and phone numbers.

  Crime

  May 16, 2018
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• 150M MyFitnessPal accounts hacked, Under Armour urging users to change passwords

  Under Armour is urging users to change their passwords immediately, which they can do by navigating to the "My Home" tab on the MyFitnessPal app or website, selecting "Settings" and then selecting "Change Password."

  Consumer

  Mar 30, 2018