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10 Results from /security, "Desjardins"

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Privacy watchdog releases damning report into massive Desjardins data breach

A data breach at Desjardins – the largest ever in the Canadian financial services sector – was caused by a series of gaps in administrative and technological safeguards, according to an investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC).

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Desjardins COO and IT lead lose jobs over data breach

Canadian credit co-operative Desjardins has sacked its COO and IT EVP in the wake of a data breach in June that exposed the accounts of 2.9 million customers.

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Desjardins sets aside C$70 million to cover data breach costs

Canadian financial services co-operative Desjardins has set aside C$70 million in expenses to cover second quarter costs for a data breach that exposed the accounts of 2.9 million customers.

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Data breach impacts 2.9 million Desjardins' customers

Canadian financial services co-operative Desjardins has confirmed that a rogue employee stole and disseminated the personal information of more than 2.9 million members.

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Canadian bank-backed blockchain-based ID verification system launches

A Canadian blockchain-based digital identity verification network backed by the country's banking industry has gone live, giving people an easy way to share their personal information.

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Quebec's la Caisse and Desjardins pump $50m into fintech fund

Quebec-based credit union association Desjardins Group and local pension fund la Caisse have created a fintech investment fund of up to $75 million.

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Canada's big banks join $27 million SecureKey funding round

Six of Canada's leading financial institutions have participated in a $27 million funding round for SecureKey, a federated identity network which lets consumers use their online banking credentials to log in to public and private sector Web services.

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Police bust Canadian card cloning gang

Police in Montreal have arrested nine people - including a bank call centre employee - that allegedly used rigged payment terminals to skim debit cards and steal customers' PINs.

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Desjardins signs with GFI for EMV services

Canadian banking group Desjardins has recruited Montreal-based GFI Solutions to help it switch from magnetic strip to EMV smart cards.

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Desjardins to switch to chip

Canada's Desjardins Group has set a three-year timeframe to prepare for the commercial introduction of chip-based debit and credit cards.