Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating FloridaCentral Credit Union regarding its recent data breach. The FloridaCentral Credit Union data breach may have involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to over 36,000 individuals.
ABOUT FLORIDACENTRAL CREDIT UNION:
FloridaCentral Credit Union is a full-service credit union based in Florida. Founded in 1958, FloridaCentral Credit Union offers a variety of financial products and services to businesses and individuals, including checking and savings accounts, debit and credit cards, money market accounts, CDs, mortgages, auto and personal loans, and insurance products. Currently, FloridaCentral Credit Union serves over 50,000 members and over 1,000 SEGs through its 12 west-central Florida branches.2 Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, FloridaCentral Credit Union employs over 50 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, FloridaCentral Credit Union reported to the Attorney General of Maine that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed. According to the breach notice, FloridaCentral Credit Union recently discovered suspicious activity in an employee’s email account. As a result, FloridaCentral Credit Union launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, FloridaCentral Credit Union learned that sensitive personal information in its systems may have been compromised by an unauthorized individual between April 2 and April 4, 2024. As a result, FloridaCentral Credit Union began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. The exact type of personal information potentially exposed has not been made publicly available by FloridaCentral Credit Union. However, according to state reporting guidelines, “personal information” can include the following types of information:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license or state identification card number
- Account number, credit card number or debit card number, if circumstances exist wherein such a number could be used without additional identifying information, access codes or passwords
- Account passwords or personal identification numbers or other access codes
On October 3, 2024, FloridaCentral Credit Union began mailing data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notice sent to Maine residents, FloridaCentral Credit Union is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification letters that FloridaCentral Credit Union filed with the Attorney General of Maine is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from FloridaCentral 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.
