WESTERN UNION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
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Disclosures
11
State AG · 8 jurisdictions
Multi-filing incidents
3
incidents joining 2+ filings here
Max affected reported
15,203
nationwide · State AG IN
Leak-site claims
0
none in sample
Identity resolution
- Canonical name
- WESTERN UNION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
- Normalized
- western union financial— dedupe via name-norm; Microsoft / MSFT collapse to one row
- GLEIF LEI
- RZWY7R33X3LFQMZKJY46
- SEC EDGAR CIK
- None — not an SEC registrant
- Domain
- None on record
- Corporate parent
- Western Union CO— per SEC Exhibit 21 filing
Disclosure history (11)newest first
- New Hampshire State AGas victim2021-03-18
Western Union notified NH AG of a breach involving data held by partner Kroger, which was compromised via Accellion FTA. Unauthorized access occurred Dec 24-29, 2020. Western Union systems were not directly affected. 5 NH residents impacted; data included names, addresses, SSNs, and driver's licenses. Notifications mailed March 17, 2021, with 2-year credit monitoring.
- Massachusetts State AGas victim2021-03-17
Western Union Financial Services, Inc reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2021-03-17. 25 Massachusetts residents were affected. The report records the breach type as electronic.
- California State AGas victim2021-03-17
Western Union Financial Services, Inc. notified customers that their personal information may have been accessed due to a compromise of Accellion, a file transfer service provider used by Kroger. The unauthorized access occurred between December 24-29, 2020, and was discovered by Kroger on January 23, 2021. Western Union's own systems were not directly compromised. The incident involved data related to money transfers initiated or paid out at Kroger retail locations. Western Union is offering two years of complimentary Experian Identity Works to affected customers.
- Indiana State AGas victim2021-03-17
Western Union Financial Services, Inc reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2020-12-24 and was reported on 2021-03-17. 29 Indiana residents were affected. 15,203 individuals affected in total.
- Montana State AGas reporting2021-03-17
Western Union notified Montana AG that Kroger Company's third-party file transfer vendor (Accellion) was compromised. Unauthorized access occurred Dec 24-29, 2020; discovered Jan 23, 2021. Data exfiltrated included names, addresses, phone numbers, driver's licenses, and SSNs. 8 Montana residents affected. Notifications mailed March 17, 2021.
- Maine State AGas victim2021-03-17
Western Union Financial Services, Inc. experienced an external system breach (hacking) that was discovered on February 22, 2021. The breach, which occurred on December 24, 2020, affected 3 Maine residents. The compromised information includes names in combination with driver's license or non-driver identification card numbers. Affected individuals were offered two years of complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks.
- Oregon State AGas victim2016-12-27
Western Union Financial Services reported a data breach to the Oregon Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2016-12-27. The breach occurred during 7/1/2016. Notice was sent on 12/20/2016.
- California State AGas victim2016-12-20
Western Union Financial Services, Inc. disclosed that an unauthorized party accessed personal information in July 2016 via a computer intrusion against a vendor-supplied external system used for secure data storage. The affected data may include driver's license numbers, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. Western Union stated that no Western Union systems were directly involved and that the compromised vendor system is no longer in use. The company offered one year of Experian ProtectMyID to affected individuals.
- Massachusetts State AGas victim2016-12-20
Western Union Financial Services Inc reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2016-12-20. 993 Massachusetts residents were affected. The report records the breach type as electronic.
- Washington State AGas victim2016-12-20
Western Union Financial Services notified Washington AG of unauthorized access to a vendor-supplied external storage system in July 2016. Approximately 2,470 Washington residents were affected. Data included driver's license, SSN, and DOB. Western Union notified law enforcement, engaged in investigation, and offered credit monitoring.
- Montana State AGas victim2016-12-20
Western Union Financial Services, Inc. notified the Montana AG that PII of ~172 residents may have been accessed in July 2016 via a vendor-supplied external storage system. Western Union cooperated with law enforcement, notified affected individuals, and offered credit monitoring. No fraud was known.
Supply-chain cascadesreviewed and confirmed
- WESTERN UNION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.’s filing is one of at least 12 in the Accellion supply-chain incident (2021).