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Connex Credit Union Notifies 172,000 Members of June Data Breach, Faces Legal Scrutiny

Offering a year of free credit monitoring under Cyberscout, Connex is aiming to soothe member concerns over misuse of stolen data

Overview

  • Connex began mailing breach notifications around August 7 to roughly 172,000 members whose personal and financial records were exfiltrated in early June.
  • The credit union is providing 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection through Cyberscout to all impacted individuals.
  • San Francisco law firm Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP has opened an investigation into whether Connex violated Connecticut’s 60-day breach-notification requirement.
  • Connex reports no evidence of unauthorized account or fund access and has posted scam alerts warning members against impersonation phishing and vishing attempts.
  • No ransom demands have emerged and no known cybercriminal group has claimed responsibility, leaving the breach’s attribution unresolved.