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Altura Credit Union

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 8, 2019

Filed

Apr 3, 2019

To disclose

26 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Altura Credit Union →2 incidents on file

Altura Credit Union notified members that ATM skimming devices were installed on their machines between March 5 and March 8, 2019. The devices potentially stole debit card numbers, PINs, and names. The credit union discovered the devices on March 8, 2019, examined all ATMs, worked with law enforcement, issued replacement cards, and implemented enhanced fraud monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Mar 8, 2019 → Notified Mar 27, 201919d ✓ CA 60-day OK26 days discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 26 days

Mar 5, 2019

Begins

Mar 8, 2019

Discovered

Apr 3, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: Altura Credit Union
norm: altura credit union
Domain: alturacu.com

Name: Altura Credit Union
norm: altura credit union
Domain: alturacu.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 8, 2019
Breach occurred: Mar 5, 2019 – Mar 8, 2019
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 27, 2019
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Financial accountFinancial credentialsIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with California Attorney General

During the incident: Examined all ATMs at all branches for evidence of tampering
Worked closely with law enforcement
Provided card processor with list of potentially compromised cards
Implemented enhanced fraud rules via card processor
Mailed out replacement cards
Actively monitoring accounts for suspicious activity
Changes made: Urged members to change PIN immediately
Recommended members closely review account statements for suspicious activity
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 days(26 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 19d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Mar 8, 2019
→ Notified: Mar 27, 2019
19d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Mar 8, 2019 → Notified: Mar 27, 2019	19d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-145950
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 3, 2019
Raw hash: 6e7abbcff4c40fc76499535d2b8f8e247e888b95ec1603bb8028555c39840e6e

Reporting entityAltura Credit Union

Victim entityAltura Credit Union

Incidentdiscovered Mar 8, 2019

Stated responseExamined all ATMs at all branches for evidence of tampering

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov