Fortera Credit Union

Fortera Credit Union

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Fortera Credit Union on June 7, 2021. The breach, caused by external system access (hacking), occurred on January 14, 2021, affecting 1,574 individuals, including personal information such as Social Security numbers. The affected individuals were offered one year of identity protection services from Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/3aeaf4ec-fd5b-4bc5-9467-6cd4e57d3164.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/fort-campbell-federal-credit-union

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"linkid": "fort-campbell-federal-credit-union",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1574,
                        'industry': 'Finance',
                        'name': 'Fortera Credit Union',
                        'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Access (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1574,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-01-14',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-06-07',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Fortera Credit Union on June 7, 2021. The '
                'breach, caused by external system access (hacking), occurred '
                'on January 14, 2021, affecting 1,574 individuals, including '
                'personal information such as Social Security numbers. The '
                'affected individuals were offered one year of identity '
                'protection services from Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-06-07',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B']},
 'title': 'Fortera Credit Union Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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