HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union on April 7, 2023. The breach, which occurred on December 12, 2022, involved unauthorized access to an employee's email account, potentially exposing the names and Social Security numbers of two Maine residents. A total of 20,889 individuals were affected, and HawaiiUSA is offering one year of identity theft protection services through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/dcd41e8a-42b1-4ce0-834d-98e626d04333.shtml

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

"id": "haw226072525",
"linkid": "hawaiiusafcu",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 20889,
                        'industry': 'Finance',
                        'location': 'Hawaii',
                        'name': 'HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union',
                        'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 20889,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-12-12',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-04-07',
 'description': "Unauthorized access to an employee's email account, "
                'potentially exposing the names and Social Security numbers of '
                'two Maine residents.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-04-07',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Experian'},
 'title': 'HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}