A data breach at the Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) has exposed the personal and financial records of members of the U.S. military and their families, putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk of identity theft.
The Pentagon Federal Credit Union database, which includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers, was accessed by a malware-infested PC.
PenFed serves about 100,000 members in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Pentagon Federal Credit Union offers mortgages, credit cards and loans to its customers, and has $15 billion in assets.
The full extent of the data breach is not yet known. The attack was discovered December 12th and so far 514 New Hampshire residents have been affected.
In a letter mailed to customers, the Credit Union’s executive vice president of operations, Roderick Mitchell, said, “We have no indication that your information has been misused.” No PINs or passwords were accessed in the breach, Mitchell said.
They have also reissued all credit and debit cards to members whose account information may have been obtained illegally.
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