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Members Trust Company Data Breach

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

On November 18, 2024, Members Trust Company (“MTC”) reported a significant cybersecurity incident to the Maine Attorney General’s Office. According to the notice, on October 16, 2023, MTC discovered that an unauthorized party had gained access to consumers’ private and sensitive personal information via an employee’s email between September 1, 2023 and October 17, 2023 (the “Data Breach”). The Data Breach has impacted approximately 11,854 individuals. Recently, MTC began sending data breach notification letters to those affected by the Data Breach. Each notification letter includes one-year complimentary access to credit monitoring and identity theft protection services provided by Experian IdentityWorks.  As the announcement was made only recently, MTC has not yet disclosed additional details. If you received a data breach notification letter from MTC, it indicates that you were affected by the Data Breach.  MTC is a financial services company and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Founded in 1987, MTC was the first chartered trust and investment management company solely owned by credit unions, and offers a wide array of financial services, including trust and estate assistance, wealth management, institutional asset management, and retirement planning. With annual revenue of approximately $20 million, MTC employs around 70 people.

WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED IN THE MEMBERS TRUST COMPANY DATA BREACH?

The type of compromised information varied among individuals and potentially included:
  • Full Names
  • Dates of Birth 
  • Driver’s License or State ID numbers
  • Financial Account numbers, including routing numbers
  • Social Security numbers
  • Credit or Debit Card numbers, including expiration dates and CVVs
  • International Tax IDs 
  • Passport numbers
  • Usernames/Email Addresses and Passwords
  • Limited Medical Information
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 Members Trust Company, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

Settlement - $3,767,000

Truck Accident

A 20-year-old man who had been married for just 12 days left home on his way to work. He was driving on Pleasant Grove Road in Sutter County in the early morning when he came upon a slow-moving truck. As he pulled out to pass the truck, the truck driver turned left in front of him. The young man attempted to steer back into his lane but his vehicle struck an un-flagged piece of metal extending from the back of the truck. He died in the resulting crash.

Expert witnesses brought in by the Arnold Law Firm proved that the truck, owned and operated by a hauling firm, should never have been on the highway that morning. Specifically, the rear and side turn signals did not work and the rear-view mirror was in a poor state of adjustment at the time of the collision. As a result, the driver, who had failed to properly inspect the vehicle before setting out that morning, couldn’t see the young man’s vehicle as it attempted to pass.

The poor condition of the truck, its lack of maintenance and the manner in which it was operated were found to be substantial factors in causing the collision that killed the young man. The testimony also established that the man had been making a lawful pass at the lawful speed limit and acted reasonably when he attempted to avoid the collision.

The man’s 20-year-old widow was awarded $3,767,000.77, his parents were awarded $185,131 and the family was reimbursed $11,899 in funeral expenses. Though money is a poor substitute for a young man’s life, this verdict demonstrates that drivers who endanger the lives of others will be held accountable for their actions.