KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii – Hawaii Community FCU yesterday said employees improperly accessed personal information of several hundred members nearly a year ago.
Hawaii Community notified members that fewer than 500 of the credit union’s 40,000 members were affected by the data breach. It said only the last four digits of Social Security numbers were accessed. Some of the employees involved were terminated.
The credit union said account information and full Social Security numbers were not accessed. A credit union member filed a complaint last year after becoming suspicious during the credit union board nomination process. Employees added names to nominating petitions, then went to credit union members to have them sign the petition.
Credit union employees will go through a new training process to reinforce policies that prohibit accessing members’ information, Hawaii Community said. Officials also are reviewing the credit union’s policies and procedures. Credit union employees will be able to report, anonymously, any suspicions they have about co-workers who may be improperly accessing information via a new website.
