On May 31, 2023, Diamond Lakes Federal Credit Union (“Diamond Lakes”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after learning that an unauthorized party accessed an employee email account containing confidential customer information. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ first and last names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers or State ID numbers, financial account numbers, routing numbers, payment card information, health insurance information, and medical information. After confirming that consumer data was leaked, Diamond Lakes began sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals who were impacted by the recent data security incident.

If you received a data breach notification from Diamond Lakes Federal Credit Union, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. As we’ve previously reported, data breaches resulting in compromised Social Security numbers significantly increase your risk of falling victim to identity theft and other frauds. To learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft and what your legal options are in the wake of the Diamond Lakes Credit Union data breach, contact a data breach lawyer for assistance.

What We Know So Far About the Diamond Lakes Credit Union Breach

News of the Diamond Lakes Credit Union data breach is still fresh; however, what we know at this point comes from the company’s filing with the Attorney General of Maine, as well as a “Notification of Data Security Incident” posted on the company’s website. According to these sources, on December 6, 2022, Diamond Lakes identified suspicious activity within an employee’s email account. In response, Diamond Lakes secured its email environment and launched an internal investigation with the help of third-party data security specialists.

The Diamond Lakes Credit Union investigation confirmed the employee’s email account was subject to unauthorized access between December 1, 2022 and December 6, 2022. The investigation also revealed that the unauthorized actor was able to access other files on the company’s network, some of which contained confidential consumer information.

Upon discovering that sensitive consumer data was made available to an unauthorized party, Diamond Lakes Credit Union began to review the affected files to determine what information was compromised and which consumers were impacted. Diamond Lakes completed this process on May 5, 2023. While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your first and last name, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number, State ID number, financial account numbers, routing numbers, payment card information, health insurance information, and medical information.

On May 31, 2023, Diamond Lakes Credit Union sent out data breach letters to all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the recent data security incident.

More Information About Diamond Lakes Federal Credit Union

Founded in 1960, Diamond Lakes Federal Credit Union is a financial institution located in Malvern, Arkansas. Initially, Diamond Lakes was created to serve employees of the Reynolds Metals Reduction Plant; however, since then, the credit union has opened its services to anyone who lives or works in the Diamond Lakes region. Diamond Lakes Federal Credit Union operates three branches in Malvern and Hot Springs, Arkansas. Diamond Lakes Credit Union employs more than 25 people and generates approximately $5 million in annual revenue.