ARCADIA, Calif.—The $550-million LA Financial FCU has reported a possible cyber security incident to the California Attorney General’s Office and has sent a letter to members regarding the matter, news reports state.
The CU filed a notice with the California AG’s office that indicates suspicious activities involving an employee’s email account have been detected, Investigators Hangout reported.
The letter, posted on CassAction.org, states the CU is writing members to inform them of a cyber security incident that took place in June.
“While we have no evidence of attempted or actual misuse of any information as a result of this incident, we are providing you with information about the incident, our response, and steps you can take to help protect your information,” the letter reads.
“On or around June 10, 2024, we discovered suspicious activity potentially related to an employee email account. Upon discovery, we took swift action to secure our email system and network. We immediately began working with third-party computer specialists to investigate the full nature and scope of the incident. Based on the investigation, it was determined that one LA Financial employee email account was subject to unauthorized access. As a result, together with third-party specialists, we began a comprehensive review of the contents of that account to determine the type of information contained therein and to whom that information related. While this comprehensive process remains ongoing, we are notifying those individuals known to date whose information may have been subject to unauthorized access,” the letter says.
LA Financial, while not sharing the number of accounts affected, only noted the compromised data include first and last names along with other data elements.
The CU said it is providing free credit monitoring services to members.