UnknownFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountFinancial credentialsLowContained

The Village Bank

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 8, 2026

Filed

Sep 1, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

6state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for The Village Bank →418 incidents on file

The Village Bank notified the Massachusetts Attorney General that 6 Massachusetts residents were potentially affected by a security incident involving their Debit MasterCard. The bank received a MasterCard notification on September 8, 2026, indicating card data was identified for sale on the dark web. The bank confirmed its own networks were not breached. Affected customers were notified on September 10, 2026, and advised to reissue cards. No fraudulent activity was confirmed at the time of notification.

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Incident timeline — partial

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Breach window not drawn

Sep 1, 2026

Filed

No interval is drawn: the discovery date on record falls after this filing's date.

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Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_446a06b4ff685c9e2026-09-01Candidate

Name: The Village Bank
norm: the village bank

Name: The Village Bank
norm: the village bank
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 8, 2026
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 10, 2026
Affected individuals: 6state-resident count only
Data types: Financial accountFinancial credentials
Attack vector: Unknown
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Massachusetts Attorney General pursuant to M.G.L. c. 93H

During the incident: Flagged impacted cards as compromised to escalate fraud detection review
Implemented real-time monitoring to risk-score transactions before approval
Notified affected residents via written notice delivered by US Postal Service
Recommended affected residents contact the bank to reissue new cards
Changes made: Will close and reissue cards without hearing from customers if suspected card experiences fraud or attempted fraud
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings

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Massachusetts State AGSep 1 · first

Massachusetts State AGSep 1 · first · this page

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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://www.mass.gov/doc/2026-1523-the-village-bank/download
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Filed at: Sep 1, 2026
Raw hash: e74290006e2b81aed02f5fa922604c5825347cd5c7f89fa8885c6a88c94a2831

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Village Bank

Victim entityThe Village Bank

Incidentdiscovered Sep 8, 2026

Stated responseFlagged impacted cards as compromised to escalate fraud detection review

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov