The names, postal addresses, equipment order information of Dell's Quebec customers, the world's third-largest computer maker, were the subject of a privacy breach… we learned in early May. News magazine.
How many Quebecers are affected? Dell refuses to say.
“We are not disclosing further information about affected customers,” Dell's media relations team responded via email.
Dell said the data leak affected “a database containing limited customer information.”
We assure that “they do not contain financial or payment information or highly sensitive information”.
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The company says it has done the necessary work to control it and notify the authorities. The Quebec Information Access Commission (CAI) received a notice from the company.
The American giant said that experts are being called in to investigate the incident.
Another leak
Furthermore, we learned that Desjardins' law personnel was also the victim of a privacy incident in mid-June. News magazine. This is a supplier fault. According to the cooperative, Desjardins' systems were not compromised.
Only four customers were affected in Quebec, but more in Ontario.
How many people were victims in Doug Ford's province? “A small number,” Desjardins spokeswoman Chantal Corbil replied.
Do we have the number of victims? “We're not disclosing it,” the Quebec financial institution cuts short.
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