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Hacked Desjardins data already sold to criminals: report
Police suspect the ex-employee used the "dark web" branch of the internet to enter into contact with those interested in purchasing the stolen information.
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Publishing date:Jul 12, 2019 • July 12, 2019 • 1 minute read • Join the conversation
The Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins investment fund saw its Quebec portfolio jump 19.7 per cent in 2018.
Names, dates of birth, social insurance numbers, addresses and phone numbers of almost 3 million individual members were released to people outside the organization, Desjardins said. PHOTO BY JOHN KENNEY /Montreal Gazette
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A former employee of Mouvement Desjardins suspected of stealing the personal information of 2.9 million customers could have already sold a portion of that data to criminal groups overseas, according to a report in the Journal de Montréal.
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The ex-employee, fired after his employers became aware of the theft, was in contact with about a dozen individuals associated with criminal groups such as street gangs and foreign crime syndicates, according to police sources cited in the report.
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Investigators told the Journal that they were particularly concerned for police officers, prosecutors and judges who are Desjardins clients and whose personal information may now be in the hands of criminals.
Police suspect the ex-employee used the “dark web” branch of the internet to make contact with those interested in purchasing the stolen information.
On Thursday a spokesperson for Mouvement Desjardins told the Journal de Montréal that the financial co-operative was not aware of the police discoveries because the investigation has been proceeding at a rapid pace.
The original investigation, by Laval police, started in December and was joined by the Sûreté du Québec two weeks ago.
Next Monday the House of Commons standing committee on public security will hold a hearing on the Desjardins data breach.
Police suspect the ex-employee used the "dark web" branch of the internet to enter into contact with those interested in purchasing the stolen information.
Author of the article:Presse Canadienne
Presse Canadienne
Publishing date:Jul 12, 2019 • July 12, 2019 • 1 minute read • Join the conversation
The Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins investment fund saw its Quebec portfolio jump 19.7 per cent in 2018.
Names, dates of birth, social insurance numbers, addresses and phone numbers of almost 3 million individual members were released to people outside the organization, Desjardins said. PHOTO BY JOHN KENNEY /Montreal Gazette
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A former employee of Mouvement Desjardins suspected of stealing the personal information of 2.9 million customers could have already sold a portion of that data to criminal groups overseas, according to a report in the Journal de Montréal.
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The ex-employee, fired after his employers became aware of the theft, was in contact with about a dozen individuals associated with criminal groups such as street gangs and foreign crime syndicates, according to police sources cited in the report.
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Investigators told the Journal that they were particularly concerned for police officers, prosecutors and judges who are Desjardins clients and whose personal information may now be in the hands of criminals.
Police suspect the ex-employee used the “dark web” branch of the internet to make contact with those interested in purchasing the stolen information.
On Thursday a spokesperson for Mouvement Desjardins told the Journal de Montréal that the financial co-operative was not aware of the police discoveries because the investigation has been proceeding at a rapid pace.
The original investigation, by Laval police, started in December and was joined by the Sûreté du Québec two weeks ago.
Next Monday the House of Commons standing committee on public security will hold a hearing on the Desjardins data breach.
