Desjardins Data Breach

• Alleged mastermind in major data theft, fraud at Desjardins among 5 arrested

  Sébastien Boulanger-Dorval, 42, worked in the marketing department at the financial institution until 2019, when the data belonging to more than 9.7 million people, was stolen.

  Crime

  Jun 13, 2024
  
• 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
  
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• Quebec court approves $200.9M settlement against Desjardins over data breach

  For 26 months, a rogue employee was siphoning sensitive personal information collected by Desjardins from customers who had purchased or received products through the organization.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2022
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• Desjardins to pay nearly $201M in settlement related to 2019 data breach

  The agreement, subject to approval by the Quebec Superior Court, would allow eligible individuals affected by the privacy breach announced in June 2019 to receive a payment.

  Money

  Dec 16, 2021
• Data breach at Desjardins caused by series of gaps, privacy watchdog says

  The incident at Desjardins compromised the data of nearly 9.7 million Canadians.

  Economy

  Dec 14, 2020
• Quebec considers making credit reports free

  A government bill being studied this week at the national assembly aims to give Quebecers more control and protection over their credit.

  Aug 26, 2020
• Desjardins Group president, CEO re-elected by acclamation

  Desjardins Group president and CEO Guy Cormier was re-elected by acclamation on Monday. 

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2019
• Desjardins credit card holders also affected by massive data breach

  Desjardins said credit cards and other payment methods have not been compromised due to the data breach.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2019
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• Desjardins data breach fallout: CEO announces departure of 2 senior execs

  The management restructuring, which came following an internal review, leaves chief operating officer Denis Berthiaume and senior information technology vice-president Chadi Habib out of a job.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2019
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• Former Desjardins Group president Claude Béland passes at 87

  "Claude Béland was a great man, who helped build Quebec into what it is today,'' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on Twitter.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2019