Patelco notifies 726,000 customers of ransomware data breach

Patelco Credit Union experienced a ransomware attack attributed to the RansomHub gang that led to the theft and public posting of customer personal data, affecting approximately 726,000 members; exposed data may include full names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, dates of birth, and email addresses. The intrusion began May 23 with databases accessed on June 29, causing about a two-week outage while systems were restored; Patelco is offering two years of identity protection through Experian and warns members to watch for phishing and fraud.