Veridian Credit Union

On May 4, 2023, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach affecting Veridian Credit Union that occurred between March 14, 2023, and April 2, 2023, due to an external hacking incident. Approximately 12,996 individuals were affected, with specific personal information compromise including Social Security numbers, and identity theft protection services were offered to the affected individuals.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/98327ce7-8948-48cd-a4de-9e66be987752.shtml

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

"id": "ver551072925",
"linkid": "veridiancu",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 12996,
                        'industry': 'Finance',
                        'name': 'Veridian Credit Union',
                        'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 12996,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-04-02',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-05-04',
 'description': 'A data breach affecting Veridian Credit Union occurred '
                'between March 14, 2023, and April 2, 2023, due to an external '
                'hacking incident. Approximately 12,996 individuals were '
                'affected, with specific personal information compromised '
                'including Social Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-05-04',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Veridian Credit Union Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}