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Liberty First Credit Union Data Breach

Posted on behalf of Arnold Law Firm on December 10, 2024 in Data Breach

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Liberty First Credit Union, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

On November 25, 2024, Liberty First Credit Union (“Liberty First”) reported a cybersecurity incident (“Data Breach”) to the Office of the Attorney General in Maine. Liberty First reported that on September 17, 2024, it discovered that an unauthorized third party accessed its internal network. A subsequent investigation confirmed on September 24, 2024, that the unauthorized third party had acquired certain sensitive and confidential files from Liberty First’s system. 

Recently, Liberty First began sending out data breach notification letters to those affected by the Data Breach. Each notification letter includes complimentary access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services provided by Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B. 

According to Liberty First’s report, approximately 52,496 individuals were impacted by the Data Breach. Further details have not yet been disclosed. If you received a data breach notification letter from Liberty First, it indicates that you were affected by the Data Breach.

Liberty First Credit Union, founded in 1935, is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative based in Lincoln, Nebraska. It serves over 32,000 members with various financial services, including personal and business banking, loans, and credit cards. As of the first quarter of 2024, Liberty First reported total assets of approximately $467 million and a net worth of around $60.5 million.  

WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED IN THE LIBERTY FIRST CREDIT UNION DATA BREACH?

The type of compromised information varied among individuals and potentially included:

  • Names,
  • Dates of birth,
  • Social Security numbers.

This information is called your Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). It tells others about you and is considered part of your identity. Businesses are required to secure this information or risk facing statutory penalties, among other legal penalties. Stolen PII can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity. 

The best way to protect yourself after a data breach is to sign up for credit and identity protection services as soon as possible. California offers extra protections and legal rights to its residents through the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Liberty First Credit Union, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.