Final Suspect in Desjardins Data Breach Case Arrested in Mexico: SQ
The 40-year-old suspect faces fraud, identity theft and identity trafficking charges after a more than two-year manhunt involving Canadian and Mexican authorities.
- On Thursday, Quebec provincial police confirmed the arrest of fugitive Maxime Paquette in Cancun, Mexico, ending a two-year manhunt for the primary suspect in the massive Desjardins data breach.
- Paquette faces charges for allegedly stealing personal information of nearly 10 million clients from Desjardins between 2017 and 2019, affecting roughly 2.7 million individuals and 173,000 businesses.
- Authorities allege the 40-year-old committed identity theft and fraud exceeding $5,000, while selling stolen Desjardins data on the Dark Web to facilitate various fraud schemes.
- Paquette remains in Mexican custody pending extradition to Canada, marking the final apprehension following Juan Pablo Serrano's November 2025 arrest in a two-year international investigation involving the RCMP and Interpol.
- The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada reported in 2020 that Desjardins failed to protect customer data adequately, as the breach occurred over two years before the organization was notified by police.
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One of the most wanted fugitives in Quebec, Maxime Paquette, was arrested in Mexico announced the Sûreté du Québec.
Paquette was apprehended by the Mexican authorities and was wanted since June 2024 by the Criminal Investigation Directorate.
Mexican authorities arrest Quebec fugitive linked to Desjardins data breach, police say
Quebec provincial police have confirmed the arrest by Mexican authorities of Maxime Paquette, who had been wanted since June 2024 in connection with investigations into the massive Desjardins data breach.
MONTREAL — Maxime Paquette, one of the suspects wanted in connection with Desjardins's data theft, was arrested in Mexico on Thursday, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ). Maxime Paquette was wanted since 2024 in relation to the SQ's Portier and Project D files. He was arrested by the Mexican authorities in [...]
Final suspect in Desjardins data breach case arrested in Mexico: SQ
Sûreté du Québec (SQ) says the final suspect in the case of a multimillion-dollar fraud and data theft of Desjardins customers was arrested in Mexico. Maxime Paquette, who was one of the Quebec’s most-wanted fugitives, was arrested in Cancun during an operation involving the Mexican Navy and the Mexican Criminal Investigation Agency. The 40-year-old will […]
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