Meritus Federal Credit Union

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Meritus Federal Credit Union experienced a data breach involving external system compromise on July 28, 2021, affecting potentially 20,388 individuals, including five Maine residents. The breached information may include Social Security numbers, and as a response, Meritus offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/c9cd6aa4-6c5b-4d6e-b6cb-d156a2e316cd.shtml

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

"id": "mer325080425",
"linkid": "merituscu",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 20388,
                        'industry': 'Finance',
                        'name': 'Meritus Federal Credit Union',
                        'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 20388,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-07-28',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Meritus Federal Credit Union experienced a data breach '
                'involving external system compromise on July 28, 2021, '
                'affecting potentially 20,388 individuals, including five '
                'Maine residents. The breached information may include Social '
                'Security numbers, and as a response, Meritus offered 12 '
                'months of identity theft protection services through '
                'Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Meritus Federal Credit Union Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}