Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Financial Services
  • Entity Name: BECU
  • Street Address: Tukwila Financial Center | Mailstop 1028-4, 12770 Gateway Dr.
  • City: Tukwila
  • State, or Country if outside the US: WA
  • Zip Code: 98168

Submitted By

  • Name: Mark Thomson
  • Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President of Compliance
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 800-233-2328
  • Email Address: privacy@becu.org
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President of Compliance

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 344725
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 45
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: Yes
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 05/18/22 - 06/02/22
  • Date Breach Discovered: 06/06/22
  • 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: 07/25/22-07/29/22
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Exhibit A.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: 01/20/22
  • 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, Equifax Credit Watch™ Gold, credit monitoring