"Patelco Credit Union Data Breach Impacts Over 1 Million People"

Patelco Credit Union has recently informed authorities that information about more than 1 million individuals was stolen in a ransomware attack this summer.  The cyberattack was identified on June 29 and resulted in Patelco taking some of its day-to-day banking systems offline.  The company said it led to an outage affecting the union’s online banking services, mobile application, and call center.  The credit union noted that the attackers had access to its systems starting May 23 and that they stole a database containing personal information.  In late August, Patelco informed the Maine Attorney General’s Office that the personal information of 726,000 customers and employees was stolen during the attack.  Last week, the financial institution updated its filing with the Maine AGO to say that 1,009,472 people were affected.  Patelco told the impacted individuals that names, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, and email addresses were part of the stolen data, although the compromised information differs by individual.  The credit union says it is providing the victims with two years of free credit monitoring and identity protection services, and recommendations on how to protect their personal information.  While Patelco did not say which ransomware group was responsible for the attack, the RansomHub gang added the credit union to its Tor-based leak site in mid-August.  

SecurityWeek reports: "Patelco Credit Union Data Breach Impacts Over 1 Million People"