Laptop with Sensitive Information Stolen from Canadian Car Park

2019, Breaches, January

Who: United Conservative Party

# of Accounts Breached: 40,000 members

What was affected: Names, addresses, and contact information

When it happened:

How it happened: A party laptop was stolen out of an employee’s car in a parking area.

Outcome: The party informed members of the theft in an email Wednesday. “The laptop in question did not contain any personal financial data,” reads the letter in part. “Rest assured that we take the integrity of your financial information seriously and under no circumstances does the party store that kind of information.”