SEIU Funds Reports Data Breach Exposing Sensitive Personal Information
SEIU Funds, a financial services organization, disclosed a data breach in which unauthorized access to sensitive personal identifiable information (PII) may have occurred. The incident came to light on March 27, 2025, after suspicious activity was detected in certain email accounts.
An investigation revealed that an unauthorized third party accessed the compromised accounts on March 4 and March 27, 2025. The exposed data varies by individual but may include names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial information.
In response, SEIU Funds published a breach notice on its website and is conducting a review to identify affected individuals. Those impacted will receive details on the specific data exposed, along with complimentary credit monitoring services. The breach notice is available on the organization’s website.
Source: https://straussborrelli.com/2026/02/04/seiu-funds-data-breach-investigation/
SEIU Benefit Funds cybersecurity rating report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/seiu-benefit-funds
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"linkid": "seiu-benefit-funds",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2026",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'SEIU Funds',
'type': 'Financial Services Organization'}],
'attack_vector': 'Compromised Email Accounts',
'customer_advisories': 'Details on specific data exposed to be provided to '
'impacted individuals',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Dates of Birth',
'Financial Information']},
'date_detected': '2025-03-27',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-03-27',
'description': 'SEIU Funds, a financial services organization, disclosed a '
'data breach in which unauthorized access to sensitive '
'personal identifiable information (PII) may have occurred. '
'The incident came to light after suspicious activity was '
'detected in certain email accounts. The exposed data varies '
'by individual but may include names, Social Security numbers, '
'dates of birth, and financial information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Sensitive Personal Identifiable Information '
'(PII)',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': 'Email Accounts'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'references': [{'source': 'SEIU Funds Breach Notice'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Breach notice published on the '
'organization’s website',
'remediation_measures': 'Review to identify affected '
'individuals, complimentary credit '
'monitoring services'},
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
'title': 'SEIU Funds Data Breach Exposing Sensitive Personal Information',
'type': 'Data Breach'}