TUKWILA, Wash.– Boeing Employees’ Credit Union has filed an official notice of a data breach with various government entities after it learned of a network security incident at a third-party vendor affecting members, according to a report.
The credit union filed its official notice on July 25.
BECU said the breach resulted in the names, addresses, account numbers, credit scores, and Social Security numbers of certain individuals being compromised, according to JDSupra.com, which reported that after confirming the breach and identifying all affected parties, BECU began sending out data breach letters to all affected parties.
In its notice to members BECU said it became aware that its printing vendor experienced a network security incident. In response, BECU immediately terminated the services of the third-party vendor, which remains unnamed at this point, according to JDSupra.
Subsequently, the vendor informed BECU that the information belonging to some members was leaked, the report added.
Independent Forensics Investigation
“Upon discovering that sensitive consumer data was accessible to an unauthorized party, Boeing Employees’ Credit Union worked with an independent data forensics firm to determine what information was compromised and which members were impacted by the incident,” JDSupra.com reported. “While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your name, address, account numbers, credit score, and Social Security number.”
BECU has approximately 1.3 million members.