Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Community First Credit Union (“CFCU”) regarding its recent data breach. The CFCU data breach may have involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT COMMUNITY FIRST CREDIT UNION:
CFCU is a local credit union based in California. Founded in 1961, CFCU offers a wide range of financial products and services, including checking and savings accounts, debit and credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, IRAs, insurance services, and digital banking. Today, CFCU has over 60,000 members throughout the Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma Counties.2 Headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, CFCU has 10 additional locations and employs over 50 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, CFCU discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed. Through its investigation, CFCU determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed this information through an employee’s email account between September 6 and September 7, 2023. As a result, CFCU began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The exact type of personal information potentially exposed has not been made publicly available by CFCU. However, according to state reporting guidelines, “personal information” can include the following types of information:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license number
- Government issued ID number (e.g., state ID card number, tax ID number, passport number, military ID number)
- Financial information (e.g., account number/credit or debit card number, in combination with password/access code)
- Medical information
- Health insurance information
- Unique biometric data
- Genetic data
If you received a breach notification letter from Community First Credit Union:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
