Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Financial Services
  • Entity Name: Summit Credit Union
  • Street Address: 8210 West Market St.
  • City: Greensboro
  • State, or Country if outside the US: NC
  • Zip Code: 27409

Submitted By

  • Name: Marc A. Jacobson
  • Title: SVP Risk Management
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 336-662-6244
  • Email Address: marcj@summitcu.org
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Same.

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 8467
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 4
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 02/02/2021-03/08/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 07/29/2021
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 08/24/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Summit Credit Union - Notice of Data Event - ME.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: 12 months, Experian, credit monitoring and identity protection services