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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Financial Services
- Entity Name: Meritus Federal Credit Union
- Street Address: 515 Guilbeau Road
- City: Lafayette
- State, or Country if outside the US: LA
- Zip Code: 70506
Submitted By
- Name: Brian Leger
- Title: President / Chief Executive Officer
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 337-989-2800
- Email Address: bleger@merituscu.net
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: President / Chief Executive Officer
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 20388
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 5
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 07/28/2021
- Date Breach Discovered: 010/18/2021
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking), Other
- If other, please specify: business email compromise
- 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: 11/17/2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Meritus - Regulator Notice - ME.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: N/A
- 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 restoration