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OPC finds Desjardins too passive about data protection prior to 2019 breach

Briefs | 12/14/2020 2:48 pm EST

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has released its report into a major data breach at the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec, which affected around 9.7 million individuals and included a broad range of personal information such as social insurance numbers and transaction histories. 

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