HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

CARTER FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 2, 2025

Filed

Feb 5, 2026

To disclose

31 weeks

Affected

127state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for CARTER FEDERAL CREDIT UNION →2 incidents on file

Carter Federal Credit Union filed a supplemental data breach notification with the New Hampshire Attorney General regarding unauthorized access to its network between June 25 and July 2, 2025. The incident affected 127 New Hampshire residents, exposing names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and financial account data. Carter engaged forensic investigators, reported to law enforcement, and provided one year of complimentary credit monitoring to affected individuals. Notifications were completed on February 4, 2026.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 31 weeks / 218 days

Jun 25, 2025

Begins

Jul 2, 2025

Discovered

Feb 5, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+22 wks slower

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

Oregon State AGbd_f76cb3be7e8113322026-02-05Candidate
Texas State AGbd_c744aa77557cb50d2026-02-06 · +1dVerified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_30b830d2ddf9eb6a2026-03-01 · +24dVerified

Name: Polsinelli (on behalf of Carter Federal Credit Union)
norm: polsinelli

Name: CARTER FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
norm: carter federal credit union
Industry: financial_services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 2, 2025
Breach occurred: Jun 25, 2025 – Jul 2, 2025
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 4, 2026
Affected individuals: 127state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General's Office
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged a forensic security firm to assist with Carter’s investigation of the incident
Reported the incident to law enforcement
Notified New Hampshire residents via first-class United States mail
Offered complimentary credit monitoring services
Arranged for a dedicated call line to assist in responding to inquiries regarding the incident
Changes made: Enhancing its technical security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 31 weeks(218 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

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Oregon State AGFeb 5 · first

New Hampshire State AGFeb 5 · first · this page

Texas State AG+1d

Illinois State AG+24d

Pattern: first filing Feb 5 (OR), last Mar 1 (IL) — a 24-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/carter-federal-credit-union-20260205.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 5, 2026
Raw hash: 2acddaeb0c4d3d226671f0be0c393a3476b0e098db7463af77256759c4ce80ff

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPolsinelli (on behalf of Carter Federal Credit Union)

Victim entityCARTER FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Incidentdiscovered Jul 2, 2025

Stated responseEngaged a forensic security firm to assist with Carter’s investigation of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov