DisclosureLens
MalwareFinancial ServicesFinanceRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Industrial Credit Union of Whatcom County

bd_f3aaa6abd23d220b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 27, 2025

Filed

Nov 26, 2025

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

24,526state residents only

Confidence

69%
Full breach record for Industrial Credit Union of Whatcom County

Industrial Credit Union of Whatcom County notified Washington AG of a third-party vendor breach involving ransomware. The vendor, a communication delivery partner, was compromised, exposing member names, DOBs, SSNs, and account references. 24,526 Washington residents affected. Credit union systems were not breached. Vendor terminated; credit monitoring offered.

Washington clock WA AG ≤30d4 weeks 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

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Oct 27, 2025

Discovered

Nov 26, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed24,526 affectedView incident

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.