Social EngineeringFinancial ServicesFinancePhishingStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

VENTURA COUNTY CREDIT UNION

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 14, 2022

Filed

Jul 6, 2023

To disclose

29 weeks

Affected

74state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for VENTURA COUNTY CREDIT UNION →3 incidents on file

Ventura County Credit Union notified individuals of unauthorized access to employee email accounts from Oct 20 to Dec 15, 2022, discovered Dec 14, 2022. Access likely via phishing. Affected data included names. VCCU engaged forensic specialists, implemented safeguards, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 55 days

discovery → filing · 29 weeks / 204 days

Oct 20, 2022

Begins

Dec 14, 2022

Discovered

Jul 6, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+21 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_23bda900e7453dca2023-07-06Verified
California State AGbd_2938265eee90064b2023-07-06Candidate
Oregon State AGbd_3b9430e297d5c6a52023-07-06Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_8a2508b659eeb2cf2023-07-06Verified

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Maine State AGbd_ce00bddf2f7c60192023-07-06Verified by operator

Name: VENTURA COUNTY CREDIT UNION
norm: ventura county credit union
Domain: vccuonline.net

Name: VENTURA COUNTY CREDIT UNION
norm: ventura county credit union
Domain: vccuonline.net
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 14, 2022
Breach occurred: Oct 20, 2022 – Dec 15, 2022
Undetected for: 55 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 6, 2023
Affected individuals: 74state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Reviewed the contents of the affected accounts
Taking steps to implement additional safeguards and review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Providing you with access to [Extra4] months of credit monitoring and identity protection services through Experian at no cost to you
Changes made: Taking steps to implement additional safeguards and review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 weeks(204 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGJul 6 · first

California State AGJul 6 · first

Oregon State AGJul 6 · first

Indiana State AGJul 6 · first

Maine State AGJul 6 · first

Montana State AGJul 6 · first · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-400.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 6, 2023
Raw hash: edea1437135ed8bd9c5b8e034ff363374da3f62e3dab4897648c4a20c31e6bd2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityVENTURA COUNTY CREDIT UNION

Victim entityVENTURA COUNTY CREDIT UNION

Incidentdiscovered Dec 14, 2022

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

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov