US EditionSuspect in Desjardins data leak involving 9.7 million members arrested in Spain
Juan Pablo Serrano, one of Quebec’s most wanted fugitives, was arrested in Spain for his role in a 2019 data breach affecting 9.7 million Desjardins clients.
- A suspect in a major data breach at Desjardins involving 9.7 million members was arrested in Spain in November 2025.
- The suspect, Juan Pablo Serrano, a Canadian citizen of Ecuadorean descent, allegedly purchased the stolen data from a former Desjardins employee and used it for fraud schemes.
- Serrano, 40, remains in custody in Spain while extradition proceedings play out, facing charges in Quebec including fraud, identity theft, and trafficking in identifying information.
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One of Quebec’s ‘most wanted’ fugitives arrested in Spain in connection with Desjardins data breach
Quebec provincial police, in collaboration with Spanish authorities, have arrested one of the province’s most wanted alleged criminals in connection with the Desjardins data breach and multi-million dollar fraud.
Data theft from Desjardins: the SQ announced the arrest by the Spanish authorities of Juan Pablo Serrano, who had been wanted since June 2024.
Desjardins data breach: Quebec suspect arrested in Spain
A man wanted Canada-wide in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud and data theft of Desjardins clients was arrested in Spain, according to Quebec provincial police. The Sûreté du Québec says Juan Pablo Serrano, considered among the province’s most wanted fugitives, was arrested Nov. 6, 2025. He remains in custody in Spain. Authorities say Serrano, a […]
In November, Spain arrested Juan Pablo Serrano, one of the fugitives that the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) was looking for as part of Operation Portier on the massive data theft at Desjardins, La Presse learned.
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