"Patelco Credit Union Says Breach Impacts 726k After Ransomware Gang Auctions Data"
California-based Patelco Credit Union has recently started informing customers and employees about a data breach after a ransomware group managed to steal information from databases containing personal information from its systems. Patelco is a member-owned, non-profit credit union serving Northern California, particularly the San Francisco Bay Area. The organization detected a ransomware attack involving unauthorized access to its databases on June 29. An investigation revealed that the hackers accessed its systems between May 23 and June 29. Patelco said it had determined that the compromised information includes names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, dates of birth, and email addresses but noted that not every data element was compromised for each individual. The organization has informed the Maine Attorney General’s Office that the incident impacted 726,000 customers and employees.