WESTERN UNION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

Western Union Financial Services, Inc. disclosed a data breach involving its third-party vendor, Accellion, accessed via compromised file transfer services used by The Kroger Co. Unauthorized access occurred between Dec 24-29, 2020, discovered Jan 23, 2021. Affected data included personal information from reports of money transfers initiated at Kroger retail locations. Western Union offered two years of Experian Identity Works. Systems were not directly compromised.

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.

Affected (this filing): 3