June 20 (Reuters) -
* DESJARDINS STATEMENT CONCERNING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO SOME MEMBER INFORMATION
* DESJARDINS - ON JUNE 14, LAVAL POLICE CONTACTED CO CONFIRMING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF MORE THAN 2.9 MILLION MEMBERS SHARED WITH OUTSIDE INDIVIDUALS
* DESJARDINS GROUP - MORE THAN 2.9 MILLION MEMBERS WHOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION HAD BEEN SHARED INCLUDES 2.7 MILLION INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS & 173,000 BUSINESS MEMBERS
* DESJARDINS - UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS SITUATION IS OUTCOME OF UNAUTHORIZED AND ILLEGAL USE OF INTERNAL DATA BY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS SINCE BEEN FIRED
* DESJARDINS - AS PRECAUTION, WILL OFFER AFFECTED MEMBERS CREDIT MONITORING PLAN AND IDENTITY THEFT INSURANCE FOR 12 MONTHS, PAID FOR BY DESJARDINS
* DESJARDINS - UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS INCIDENT WAS NOT A CYBERATTACK; DESJARDINS COMPUTER SYSTEMS WERE IN NO WAY BREACHED DURING INCIDENT
* DESJARDINS - PASSWORDS, SECURITY QUESTIONS, PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS WERE NOT COMPROMISED FOR PERSONAL MEMBERS AFFECTED BY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
* DESJARDINS - INVESTIGATIONS SHOW INFORMATION ABOUT BUSINESS MEMBERS WAS AMONG AFFECTED DATA INCLUDING IDENTIFYING INFORMATION,NAMES OF OWNERS, ACCÈSD AFFAIRES ACCOUNT USERS