HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Altura Credit Union

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 26, 2021

Filed

Jan 11, 2022

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Altura Credit Union →2 incidents on file

Altura Credit Union experienced an unauthorized access incident between October 21 and October 24, 2021, when hackers targeted its website. Malicious code was installed on October 26, 2021, triggering detection. The attacker may have accessed a limited subset of member information, including account numbers and, for some members, social security numbers. Altura removed the malware, secured the website, activated two-factor authentication, and engaged security experts. No specific count of affected individuals was disclosed in the notice templates.

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California clockDiscovered Oct 26, 2021 → Notified Jan 1, 202267d ✗ CA 60-day late11 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 77 days

Oct 21, 2021

Begins

Oct 26, 2021

Discovered

Jan 11, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: Altura Credit Union
norm: altura credit union

Name: Altura Credit Union
norm: altura credit union
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 26, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 21, 2021 – Oct 24, 2021
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 1, 2022
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Coordinated with law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took immediate steps to stop the unauthorized access and remove the malware
Actively monitoring your account for suspicious activity
Activated two-factor authentication security measures for affected users
Strengthened its operational infrastructure with more secure enhancements to the website
Engaged information security experts to enhance our best practices and ongoing 24/7 monitoring
Coordinated with relevant parties, including law enforcement and technology vendors
Changes made: Activated two-factor authentication security measures for affected users
Strengthened its operational infrastructure with more secure enhancements to the website
Engaged information security experts to enhance our best practices and ongoing 24/7 monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(77 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 67d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Oct 26, 2021
→ Notified: Jan 1, 2022
67d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Oct 26, 2021 → Notified: Jan 1, 2022	67d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-549896
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 11, 2022
Raw hash: 9896b6ba2861e555639d7c80e581996655500ea3476fd0e1e31da1739d13f72c

Reporting entityAltura Credit Union

Victim entityAltura Credit Union

Incidentdiscovered Oct 26, 2021

Stated responseTook immediate steps to stop the unauthorized access and remove the malware

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov