Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union

Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union (APFCU) on August 30, 2023. The breach occurred on May 30, 2023, affecting the personal information of 6,075 individuals, including Social Security numbers, due to a third-party secure file transfer tool vulnerability. APFCU offered complimentary identity theft protection services for 12 months through Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/82963cf8-262d-4447-85d8-8011495d2c1b.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/aloha-pacific-federal-credit-union

"id": "alo234072625",
"linkid": "aloha-pacific-federal-credit-union",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 6075,
                        'industry': 'Finance',
                        'location': 'Hawaii, USA',
                        'name': 'Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union',
                        'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Third-party secure file transfer tool vulnerability',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 6075,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-05-30',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-08-30',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union (APFCU) '
                'on August 30, 2023. The breach occurred on May 30, 2023, '
                'affecting the personal information of 6,075 individuals, '
                'including Social Security numbers, due to a third-party '
                'secure file transfer tool vulnerability. APFCU offered '
                'complimentary identity theft protection services for 12 '
                'months through Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-08-30',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Third-party secure file transfer tool '
                            'vulnerability'}
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