Pentagon Federal Credit Union Suffers Data Breach: 514 Members at Risk

Members of a credit union that serves active-duty military personnel and others connected to the Pentagon are at risk for identity theft after a laptop was hacked, exposing the personal and financial records of an undisclosed number of troops and their families. The Pentagon Federal Credit Union, or PenFed, the Alexandria-based institution that serves the military and other government agencies, mailed a letter to customers in early January alerting them to the security breach, which was discovered Dec. 12. PenFed would not comment on how many customers were notified.

The attorney general's office in New Hampshire, however, disclosed that the names, addresses, Social Security numbers and credit and debit card numbers of 514 credit union customers were improperly accessed. New Hampshire is one of the few states that require companies to notify the attorney general of security breaches that affect its residents, and it makes the information public.

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