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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Financial Services
- Entity Name: Circle Federal Credit Union
- Street Address: 507 E Main St
- City: Niles
- State, or Country if outside the US: Michigan
- Zip Code: 49120
Submitted By
- Name: Jad Sheikali
- Title: Attorney
- Firm name (if different than entity): Honigman LLP
- Telephone Number: 770560108
- Email Address: jsheikali@honigman.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 5592
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 01/27/2022-01/28/2022
- Date Breach Discovered: 02/16/2022
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Driver's License Number or Non-Driver Identification Card Number
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 05/04/2022
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: CFCU - Sample Letters.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: None
- Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
- If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: Experian; 24 months; standard credit monitoring and identity restoration services.