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HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 19, 2023

Filed

Jul 5, 2023

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

14,7066 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

50%
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The National Institutes of Health Federal Credit Union ("NIHFCU") reported a data breach affecting 6 Maine residents. The breach, which occurred on April 11, 2023, and was discovered on May 19, 2023, was a result of an external system breach (hacking). The compromised information includes names and Social Security numbers. NIHFCU began notifying affected individuals on July 5, 2023, and offered 12 months of identity protection services through Experian.

Maine clockDiscovered May 19, 2023 → Filed with AG Jul 5, 202347d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 weeks discovery → filing
⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 38 days
discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 47 days

Apr 11, 2023

Begins

May 19, 2023

Discovered

Jul 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Vermont State AGJul 5 · first
Maine State AGJul 5 · first · this page
Montana State AG+9d
Massachusetts State AG+9d

Pattern: first filing Jul 5 (VT), last Jul 14 (MA) — a 9-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.