Association warns small firms are "low-hanging fruit for cybercriminals"
52% say it's more important to protect their identity than their money
The hackers injected malware onto an external server
The number of Canadian deals declined by roughly 5% in the first half of 2019, compared to the second half of 2018
Settlement includes up to $425M in monetary relief to customers
Group says responses will be used to help develop best practices
In June, the personal information of 2.9 million members was leaked
Canadian Financial Sector Resiliency Group will launch in August
Lawsuit alleges negligence after a data breach affected 2.9 million members
Financial institution says employee who illegally accessed data has been fired