HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumActive

Metrowest Community Federal Credit Union

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 1, 2025

Filed

Dec 29, 2025

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Metrowest Community Federal Credit Union →

MetroWest Community Federal Credit Union notified Vermont AG of unauthorized access to systems on Sept 3, 2025, following suspicious activity alerts starting Sept 1. Compromised data includes names, SSNs, financial account/debit card numbers, and driver's licenses. The FBI was notified. MetroWest is offering 24 months of credit monitoring via Experian. The investigation is ongoing.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday17 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

Sep 3, 2025

Begins

Dec 29, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by akira about this victim predates this filing by 65 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_116f45d168299bc02025-10-25 · +65dVerified

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_605a72d6d99a2aa92025-12-29Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_27bfc3acf10562e32026-03-06 · +67dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_0c962b2c99ddb8242026-03-10 · +71dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_3778ce4cf42cd6762026-03-10 · +71dVerified

Name: Metrowest Community Federal Credit Union
norm: metrowest community federal credit union
Domain: mwcfcu.com

Name: Metrowest Community Federal Credit Union
norm: metrowest community federal credit union
Domain: mwcfcu.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2025
Breach occurred: Sep 3, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 29, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported the event to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Reported the event to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Actively assisting in the investigation
Providing you with access to twenty-four (24) months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Experian at no cost
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(119 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGDec 29 · first

Vermont State AGDec 29 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+67d

Indiana State AG+71d

Maine State AG+71d

Pattern: first filing Dec 29 (MA), last Mar 10 (ME) — a 71-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-12-29-metrowest-community-federal-credit-union-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 29, 2025
Raw hash: 87edf9cbbde52688efd8b3d5a6ce7ec565905a0739fde9a59a39d469d11cef22

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMetrowest Community Federal Credit Union

Victim entityMetrowest Community Federal Credit Union

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov