A company operating apartment buildings in several Alberta communities, including Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer had a privacy breach.
Tenants’ personal information was stolen and sold for criminal purposes.
Calgary Police began conducting a criminal investigation concerning the fraudulent use of personal information to apply for credit cards.
It was determined an employee accessed the organization’s server after hours using a personal device.
The information which was stolen included names, birth dates, social insurance numbers, email addresses and signatures.
The documentation was then sold and used to fraudulently purchase credit cards.
It’s believed around 30 people have been directly impacted, but more people could potentially be affected.
"id": "AVE231830622",
"linkid": "avenue-living-asset-management",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "05/2018",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"