Social EngineeringFinancial ServicesFinancePhishingCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

VENTURA COUNTY CREDIT UNION

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 30, 2024

Filed

Jun 20, 2024

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

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

Ventura County Credit Union (VCCU) notified New Hampshire residents on June 20, 2024, of a phishing incident involving unauthorized access to an employee email account between January 29-30, 2024. VCCU discovered the activity on January 30, 2024, and engaged outside specialists. The incident exposed customer PII, including names and government IDs. VCCU notified the NCUA and federal law enforcement, and is offering credit monitoring via Experian.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 142 days

Jan 29, 2024

Begins

Jan 30, 2024

Discovered

Jun 20, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+12 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

Maine State AGbd_004d28accb577cd92024-06-20Candidate
Montana State AGbd_16adfea87a25c6342024-06-20Verified
Indiana State AGbd_54934c9153dfbca02024-06-20Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_73cd33a09b0c16882024-06-20Verified

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California State AGbd_9893e2549b7bb4112024-06-20Verified

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: Jan 30, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 29, 2024 – Jan 30, 2024
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 20, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing Link
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified its primary federal regulator, the National Credit Union Association (“NCUA”)
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Launched an investigation, with the assistance of outside specialists
Notified federal law enforcement
Notified its primary federal regulator, the National Credit Union Association (“NCUA”)
Providing access to credit monitoring services for , through Experian
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Review our policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(142 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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Maine State AGJun 20 · first

Montana State AGJun 20 · first

Indiana State AGJun 20 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 20 · first

California State AGJun 20 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 20 · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/ventura-county-credit-union-20240620.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 20, 2024
Raw hash: 75ffc657ddad465fca790adfb7f0de32dbe5feb7b3fbd200c8f021d969bb29b5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityVENTURA COUNTY CREDIT UNION

Victim entityVENTURA COUNTY CREDIT UNION

Incidentdiscovered Jan 30, 2024

Stated responseLaunched an investigation, with the assistance of outside specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov