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Ransomware Locks Credit Union Users Out of Bank Accounts


An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A California-based credit union with over 450,000 members said it suffered a ransomware attack that is disrupting account services and could take weeks to recover from. "The next few days -- and coming weeks -- may present challenges for our mem...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A California-based credit union with over 450,000 members said it suffered a ransomware attack that is disrupting account services and could take weeks to recover from. "The next few days -- and coming weeks -- may present challenges for our members, as we continue to navigate around the limited functionality we are experiencing due to this incident," Patelco Credit Union CEO Erin Mendez told members in a July 1 message(PDF) that said the security problem was caused by a ransomware attack. Patelco hasn't revealed details about how it will recover from the ransomware attack but acknowledged to customers that their personal information could be at risk.

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