Cyber Threat Actor: Rath Pak

Rath Pak is an alias used by an individual associated with a criminal identity theft operation that came to light in early 2018. The alias appears in public records linking the person to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Rath Pak was one of three men arrested by Quebec provincial police in connection with the theft of personal information belonging to teachers and education workers. The arrests followed a public disclosure by Quebec’s education minister regarding a large‑scale data exposure.

According to the police statement, the operation was characterized as a widespread identity theft scheme that harvested personal data from scores of Quebec teachers and education workers. The compromised information reportedly included details of up to 360,000 current and former individuals in the education sector. The breach exposed names, addresses, and other identifying data. Police indicated that the three arrested men, including Rath Pak, were directly responsible for carrying out the theft. The investigation began after the minister’s announcement and led to the arrests on a Friday in February 2018.

No further technical details such as malware families, initial access vectors, or specific tools used by Rath Pak or his co‑defendants are described in the available sources. Likewise, no public information ties the actor to a state sponsor, criminal consortium, or any broader network beyond the identified trio. The only publicly reported operation linked to Rath Pak remains the 2018 Quebec teachers’ personal information theft. Consequently, the profile is limited to the confirmed facts of the alias, the Montreal‑based arrest, and the described identity theft incident involving education sector data.