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Canada Dashboard Digest | OPC launches investigation into Capital One data breach Related reading: A view from Brussels: EDPS sends signal on data transfers 

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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced it has launched an investigation into the Capital One data breach, CTV News reports. Of the approximately 106 million customers and applicants caught up in the incident, roughly 6 million are Canadian citizens, with 1 million social insurance numbers compromised in the incident. The OPC warns citizens not to turn over sensitive information to anyone who claims to be from Capital One over the phone. “Should individuals receive calls claiming to be from Capital One regarding this incident, they should not provide any information and instead should call the number listed on the back of their credit card,” the office said in a statement. CBC News reports on the likelihood the federal government will replace social insurance numbers impacted by the breach.
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