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Social EngineeringFinancial ServicesFinancePhishingCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Reading Cooperative Bank

bd_b84836cd62e897a2 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 31, 2025

Filed

Feb 24, 2025

To disclose

24 days

Affected · nationwide

24,04189 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Reading Cooperative Bank

Reading Cooperative Bank reported a phishing incident where an employee clicked a malicious link, leading to unauthorized access. The breach occurred on August 8, 2024, was discovered on January 31, 2025, and notifications were sent on February 24, 2025. Approximately 24,041 individuals were affected, including 89 Maine residents. PII and government IDs were compromised. The bank engaged forensic experts and implemented additional safeguards.

Maine clockDiscovered Jan 31, 2025Filed with AG Feb 24, 202524d ME AG ≤30d24 days 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 · 176 days
discovery → filing · 24 days

Aug 8, 2024

Begins

Jan 31, 2025

Discovered

Feb 24, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

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Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Maryland State AGFeb 24 · first
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New Hampshire State AGFeb 24 · first
Massachusetts State AGFeb 24 · first
Nebraska State AGFeb 24 · first
Indiana State AGFeb 24 · first
Maine State AGFeb 24 · 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.