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Desjardins revises data theft impact numbers, says 4.2 million affected

November 1, 2019 Julien Arsenault - THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL – The Desjardins Group data theft is much more widespread than first thought and actually hit 4.2 million members, the banking co-operative’s chief executive said Friday. Guy Cormier told a news conference the revised number – which represents the

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How privacy breach lawsuit could get more expensive for Equifax

March 25, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

Equifax may have to defend itself against separate privacy class action lawsuits in at least two Canadian provinces as a result of a cyber breach in 2017. A cyber insurance claim can be triggered when a client is subject to

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Data breach risk prompts new Ontario legislation

November 30, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Recent backlashes against Statistics Canada and Facebook have prompted Ontario lawmakers to make it harder to share consumer banking information. “Financial data is especially vulnerable to hacking,” Stephen Crawford, Ontario MPP for Oakville, said Thursday at Queen’s Park in Toronto.

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Invasion of privacy class-action against Equifax proceeds in Ontario

February 1, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

A class-action lawsuit arising from last year’s Equifax cyber breach is proceeding in Ontario on the basis of a new invasion-of-privacy tort that has caught the eye of Canada’s property and casualty insurers because it allows courts to award damages