# Air Canada security lapse in Toronto gold heist

> Air Canada's lax security let thieves redirect $22m gold shipment as salmon.
- Title: Air Canada security lapse in Toronto gold heist · Nationalpost
- Summary: Air Canada's lax security let thieves redirect $22m gold shipment as salmon. Air Canada's security system was compromised during the 2023 Toronto Pearson…
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/news/air-canadas-woeful-security-at-cargo-warehouse-at-time-of-torontos-airport-gold-heist-detailed-in-court
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- Topics: air canada, toronto pearson airport, gold heist, cargo warehouse, security breach, val code, news, politics
## Gold heist at Toronto airport
A shipment worth $20 million disappeared from Air Canada's cargo facility at Toronto's Pearson airport.
## Security system compromised
Court heard that almost any employee could change critical information on any shipment from any computer during the heist.
## Manager's credentials misused
An Air Canada manager testified that someone used her log-in credentials to change an important code for the gold shipment.
## VAL code deleted
The VAL code, short for valuable, was deleted from the shipment's listing in the cargo management system.
## Shipment treated as salmon
The valuable crate was treated as a basic shipment and could pass for fish during the heist.
## Heist consequence
Thieves redirected $22 million in gold from a shipment that was supposed to be salmon.
## Key takeaway

Air Canada's security system was compromised during the 2023 Toronto Pearson airport gold heist, allowing thieves to redirect a $22 million shipment of gold as salmon.