Grow Financial Federal Credit Union

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that Grow Financial Federal Credit Union experienced an external system breach (hacking) on November 17, 2023, affecting 1,635 individuals, including 1 resident of Maine. The breach was discovered on January 22, 2024, and notifications were sent on March 11, 2024, offering a complimentary one-year membership of Experian IdentityWorksSM Credit 3B for identity theft protection services.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1bf34dc8-8017-476e-bf6e-7cf44b8c0bb7.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/growfinancial

"id": "gro445072825",
"linkid": "growfinancial",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1635,
                        'industry': 'Finance',
                        'name': 'Grow Financial Federal Credit Union',
                        'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1635},
 'date_detected': '2024-01-22',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-03-11',
 'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that Grow "
                'Financial Federal Credit Union experienced an external system '
                'breach (hacking) on November 17, 2023, affecting 1,635 '
                'individuals, including 1 resident of Maine. The breach was '
                'discovered on January 22, 2024, and notifications were sent '
                'on March 11, 2024, offering a complimentary one-year '
                'membership of Experian IdentityWorksSM Credit 3B for identity '
                'theft protection services.',
 'impact': {'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notifications sent on March 11, 2024, '
                                        'offering a complimentary one-year '
                                        'membership of Experian '
                                        'IdentityWorksSM Credit 3B for '
                                        'identity theft protection services'},
 'title': 'Grow Financial Federal Credit Union External System Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}