Victory Bank of Limerick PA

The Maine Office of the Attorney General disclosed that Victory Bank of Limerick PA suffered an external system breach (hacking) on June 3, 2021, compromising the personal data of 11,384 individuals, including 5 Maine residents. The incident was detected later, on August 28, 2021, and formal notifications were issued to affected parties on September 7, 2021. The breach involved unauthorized access to sensitive customer information, though the exact nature of the exposed data (e.g., financial records, personally identifiable information) was not explicitly detailed in the report. Such incidents typically expose victims to risks like identity theft, financial fraud, or phishing attacks, particularly if credentials, Social Security numbers, or banking details were accessed. The delayed discovery (over two months) may have exacerbated potential misuse of the stolen data before mitigation steps were taken. While the bank likely implemented remediation measures such as credit monitoring for affected individuals the breach underscores vulnerabilities in their cybersecurity defenses, raising concerns about compliance with data protection regulations and the bank’s ability to safeguard customer trust. The scale of the incident (thousands of records) suggests a significant operational and reputational impact, though no evidence of ransomware or systemic disruption to the bank’s services was reported.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/0e28110a-a3e3-4b83-9621-d72a20c98171.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/the-victory-bank

"id": "the559082025",
"linkid": "the-victory-bank",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "6/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 11384,
                        'industry': 'Financial Services',
                        'location': 'Limerick, PA, USA',
                        'name': 'Victory Bank',
                        'type': 'Bank'}],
 'customer_advisories': 'Written notifications sent (2021-09-07)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 11384,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True},
 'date_detected': '2021-08-28',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-09-07',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Victory Bank of Limerick, PA experienced an external system '
                'breach (hacking) affecting 11,384 individuals, including 5 '
                'Maine residents. The breach was discovered on August 28, '
                '2021, with notifications sent on September 7, 2021.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': True, 'identity_theft_risk': True},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Maine Office of the '
                                                       'Attorney General'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notifications sent to '
                                        'affected individuals (2021-09-07)'},
 'title': 'Victory Bank External System Breach (2021)',
 'type': 'External System Breach (Hacking)'}