Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Financial Services
  • Entity Name: Reading Cooperative Bank
  • Street Address: 180 Haven St
  • City: Reading
  • State, or Country if outside the US: MA
  • Zip Code: 01867

Submitted By

  • Name: Scott T. Lashway
  • Title: Member
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
  • Telephone Number: (617) 348-1833
  • Email Address: slashway@mintz.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside legal counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 24041
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 89
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: August 08, 2024
  • Date Breach Discovered: January 31, 2025
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with:

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: February 24, 2025
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: US_redacted_letter.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: 24 months, Experian, IdentityWorks: credit report, credit monitoring, identity restoration, identity theft insurance