Toronto-based fintech Wealthsimple says a data breach on August 30 allowed unauthorized access to personal information from fewer than 1% of its clients.

The company confirmed on Friday that no funds were stolen, no accounts were accessed, and no passwords were compromised.

The breach was traced to a compromised software package from a third-party provider. Wealthsimple says the issue was contained within hours and regulators have been notified. Impacted clients were contacted directly by email, while those who did not receive a message were not affected.

“If you did not receive an email from us about this, your data was not impacted. All emails have been sent as of 10:30 AM EST on September 5th,” said Wealthsimple. So go check your inbox and spam folder. If you didn’t get an email then

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