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Personal information of 360, 000 Quebec teachers may have been compromised
From: Destry Winant <destry () riskbasedsecurity com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 09:04:34 -0600
https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/personal-information-of-360000-quebec-teachers-may-have-been-compromised Personal information of almost 360,000 teachers could have been leaked by the fraudulent use of a password and access code, the Quebec government said on Friday. QUEBEC — Personal information of almost 360,000 teachers could have been leaked by the fraudulent use of a password and access code, the Quebec government said on Friday. The Treasury Board made the statement amid an investigation by the Sûreté du Québec on identity theft affecting current and former teachers. The “at fault individuals” accessed a database with personal information after discovering a username and password, the statement said. A year ago, the SQ arrested two men in Montreal related to several identity thefts committed in spring 2018 in several regions of Quebec. The board said the reliability of the government’s information technology systems was not put in doubt, “since the theft was done through the fraudulent use of a password and access code.” The government said people affected will be offered free credit monitoring services. Information is accessible at quebec.ca, and letters will be sent to those affected. The main teachers’ unions were advised on Friday. The Fédération des syndicats de l’enseignement, affiliated with the Centrale des syndicats du Québec, demanded that the government ensure such a leak never happens again and that teachers are “fully supported” in protecting their personal data. “All (the victims) must be able to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel of this administrative nightmare,” said FSE-CSQ president Josée Scalabrini. “The data was stolen from the education ministry, which has the responsibility of securing the data it holds. It must now ensure that this situation never happens again.” The SQ is continuing its investigation, with the collaboration of the education ministry. _______________________________________________ BreachExchange mailing list sponsored by Risk Based Security BreachExchange () lists riskbasedsecurity com If you wish to Edit your membership or Unsubscribe you can do so at the following link: https://lists.riskbasedsecurity.com/listinfo/breachexchange
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