Altura Credit Union

Altura Credit Union

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Altura Credit Union on April 3, 2019. The breach included the unlawful installation of ATM skimming devices from March 5 to March 8, 2019, potentially exposing card numbers, PIN numbers, and names of affected individuals; however, the exact number of individuals affected is unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-145950

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/altura-credit-union

"id": "alt540072625",
"linkid": "altura-credit-union",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2019",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Finance',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Altura Credit Union',
                        'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'ATM Skimming',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Card Numbers',
                                              'PIN Numbers',
                                              'Names']},
 'date_detected': '2019-04-03',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2019-04-03',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Altura Credit Union on April 3, 2019. The '
                'breach included the unlawful installation of ATM skimming '
                'devices from March 5 to March 8, 2019, potentially exposing '
                'card numbers, PIN numbers, and names of affected individuals; '
                'however, the exact number of individuals affected is unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Card Numbers', 'PIN Numbers', 'Names'],
            'systems_affected': ['ATM Machines']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'ATM Machines'},
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2019-04-03',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Altura Credit Union ATM Skimming Incident',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Physical Security'}
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