Major Cyber Attack affecting Louisiana Residents

New Orleans Firemen's Federal Credit Union | June 16, 2023

On June 15th, 2023, the Louisiana Governor's office released a statement informing the public that the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) was included in the list of agencies affected by the MOVEit data breach. To ensure the safety of your personal information, we strongly advise all residents to take immediate precautions.

Our team is actively monitoring the situation and will provide further updates as they become available. To safeguard your information, we highly recommend following the steps below.

We advise freezing your credit bureaus using the info below and activating multifactor authentication (MFA) in online banking (found under Settings, then Security).

Please note that Firemen's Federal has not utilized the affected MOVEit vendor. We prioritize your safety and privacy. Our team remains dedicated to maintaining robust security measures that protect your information.

Recommended actions:

1. Prevent unauthorized new account openings or loans by reviewing your bank statements and monitoring credit. In addition, you can place a freeze on your credit file by contacting the following credit bureaus:

Experian
1-888-397-3742
www.experian.com/freeze

Equifax
1-800-685-1111
www.equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services/credit-freeze/

TransUnion
(888) 909-8872
www.transunion.com/credit-freeze

2. Change all passwords for online accounts and use multi-factor authentication when possible across all logins

3. Protect your tax refund and tax returns with the IRS by requesting an Identity Protection Pin

4. Check your social security benefits and consider registering for an ssa.gov account to prevent others from stealing benefits.

5. Report any abnormal activity involving your data or any suspected identity theft at 1-877-FTC-HELP or at this link.