Thursday, July 11, 2019

FRAUD STEMS FROM DESJARDINS DATA BREACH

   The Ottawa Police Service charged three Montreal residents after they attempted to open bank accounts with fraudulent identification in Ottawa last week.
   A police press release said the three accused arrived in Ottawa from Montreal on July 5, where they attempted to open bank accounts using forged government identification. On July 6, employees at a TD Bank in the west end contacted the police due to suspicious activity.
   The release said officers investigated and all three were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, along with several other related charges.

   The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and its Quebec equivalent have launched an investigation after a data breach at Desjardins Group that affected nearly three million members. The probes will examine whether Desjardins was in compliance with federal and provincial laws around personal information protection.

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