Suspects arrested one after another over Desjardins data leak and fraud
A massive data leak and related fraud occurred at Canadian financial institution Desjardins. In June 2024, Quebec and Laval police arrested suspects in connection with the data theft and a $9 million fraud. Those arrested included the alleged ringleader, and another suspect later handed himself in.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Desjardins
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Massive data leak and related fraud of $9 million
- Cause / method
- Data theft
- Location
- Canada
If your data was exposed
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Timeline
- Police arrested three suspects in connection with the Desjardins data leak and related fraud.
- Additional suspects were arrested, including the alleged ringleader.
- Quebec police said a sixth suspect in the Desjardins data leak case had handed himself in.
9 related reports
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- Alleged mastermind in major data theft, fraud at Desjardins among those arrested
- SQ arrest four more suspects in Desjardins data breach
- Laval police arrest three suspects in Desjardins data theft
- Quebec police say 6th Desjardins data breach suspect turned himself in
The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.