Social EngineeringFinancial ServicesFinancePhishingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Community First Credit Union

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 6, 2023

Filed

May 7, 2024

To disclose

21 days

Affected

9state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Community First Credit Union →

Community First Credit Union notified the NH Attorney General of a phishing incident affecting 9 NH residents. An unauthorized actor accessed an employee email account between Sept 6-7, 2023. CFCU discovered the scope on April 16, 2024, finding basic PII was viewed. Notices began May 3, 2024, offering credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 35 weeks / 244 days

Sep 6, 2023

Begins

Sep 6, 2023

Discovered

May 7, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_004331e874f4b3922024-05-03 · +4dVerified by operator
Montana State AGbd_c03478c2c640c4192024-05-03 · +4dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_e833d13a8a4c29cf2024-05-03 · +4dCandidate

Name: MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC
norm: mcdonald hopkins

Name: Community First Credit Union
norm: community first credit union
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 6, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 6, 2023 – Sep 7, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 3, 2024
Affected individuals: 9state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic specialists
Engaged third-party cybersecurity experts
Engaged third-party legal experts
Offered complimentary credit monitoring through Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B
Changes made: Took immediate steps to further secure systems
Continues to carefully review and enhance protections
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 days(21 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGMay 3 · first

Montana State AGMay 3 · first

California State AGMay 3 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · this page

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/community-first-credit-union-20240507.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 7, 2024
Raw hash: b8b1e8f884069e2343c76e390f4b7a69ac59edc720c94dea03ebd3eb51932de4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Victim entityCommunity First Credit Union

Incidentdiscovered Sep 6, 2023

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov