Liberty First Credit Union

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Liberty First Credit Union (LFCU) on November 25, 2024. The breach, discovered on October 21, 2024, involved unauthorized access (hacking) to files containing personal information of 52,496 individuals, with 4 residents specifically impacted. Identity theft protection services through Experian Credit 3B were offered for a period of 12 months.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/7c6ae735-bbcb-44bc-9e3d-3aa7b0f8bb5c.html

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

"id": "lib717072725",
"linkid": "liberty-first-credit-union",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 52496,
                        'industry': 'Financial Services',
                        'name': 'Liberty First Credit Union',
                        'type': 'Credit Union'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 52496,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
 'date_detected': '2024-10-21',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-11-25',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to files containing personal information '
                'of 52,496 individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information',
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-11-25',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Experian Credit 3B'},
 'title': 'Liberty First Credit Union Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}