Carter Credit Union

Carter Credit Union experienced a data breach after cybercriminals infiltrated its inadequately secured network between June 25, 2025, and July 2, 2025. The breach exposed sensitive personal information of 68,934 individuals, including names, Social Security numbers, medical information, health insurance details, driver’s license numbers, and dates of birth. The compromised data was potentially accessed or acquired by attackers, putting victims at risk of identity theft, dark web sales of their information, and other fraudulent activities. A forensic investigation confirmed the breach, and Murphy Law Firm is now pursuing a class action lawsuit on behalf of affected individuals to recover damages. The incident highlights significant security failures, leading to severe exposure of highly confidential customer data.

Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/09/03/3144145/0/en/Carter-Credit-Union-Data-Breach-Exposes-Personal-Information-Murphy-Law-Firm-Investigates-Legal-Claims.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/carter-fcu

"id": "car0660906090425",
"linkid": "carter-fcu",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '68,934 individuals',
                        'industry': 'Financial Services',
                        'name': 'Carter Credit Union',
                        'type': 'Credit Union'}],
 'customer_advisories': 'Public notice issued; individuals encouraged to '
                        'monitor for identity theft',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Potential (files accessed and/or '
                                      'acquired)',
                 'number_of_records_exposed': '68,934',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (includes SSNs, medical/health '
                                        'insurance data, driver’s license '
                                        'numbers)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)',
                                              'Protected Health Information '
                                              '(PHI)']},
 'date_detected': '2025-07-02',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-09-03',
 'description': "On or around July 2, 2025, Carter Credit Union ('Carter') "
                'detected suspicious activity on its computer system, '
                'indicating a data breach. A forensic investigation revealed '
                'that cybercriminals infiltrated the inadequately secured '
                'network between June 25, 2025, and July 2, 2025, potentially '
                'accessing and/or acquiring files containing the sensitive '
                'personal information of 68,934 individuals. The exposed data '
                'includes names, Social Security numbers, medical information, '
                'health insurance information, driver’s license numbers, and '
                'dates of birth. The compromised data may be sold on the dark '
                'web or used for identity theft.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Potential damage due to exposure of '
                                       'sensitive customer data',
            'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'Medical information',
                                 'Health insurance information',
                                 'Driver’s license numbers',
                                 'Dates of birth'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (due to exposure of PII and sensitive '
                                   'data)',
            'legal_liabilities': 'Class action lawsuit investigation initiated '
                                 'by Murphy Law Firm',
            'systems_affected': ['Computer network (unspecified systems)']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': 'Potential (risk '
                                                    'highlighted in advisory)'},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing (forensic investigation completed; legal '
                         'investigation by Murphy Law Firm in progress)',
 'motivation': 'Likely financial gain (data theft for sale or identity theft)',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Inadequately secured network'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-09-03',
                 'source': 'GLOBE NEWSWIRE - Murphy Law Firm Press Release'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'legal_actions': 'Potential class action lawsuit '
                                            '(under investigation by Murphy '
                                            'Law Firm)'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public disclosure via press release; '
                                        'advisory for affected individuals to '
                                        'visit Murphy Law Firm for class '
                                        'action participation',
              'incident_response_plan_activated': 'Yes (forensic investigation '
                                                  'conducted)'},
 'stakeholder_advisories': 'Affected individuals advised to contact Murphy Law '
                           'Firm for class action participation',
 'threat_actor': 'Cybercriminals (unspecified)',
 'title': 'Carter Credit Union Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Inadequately secured network'}