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Brazos Valley Credit Union
Breach Analysis

Brazos Valley Credit Union disclosed a business email compromise event in May 2025 affecting 34,000 members. An employee email account compromise allowed access to member PII and triggered an attempted wire fraud.

Incident Date
2025-05-02
Records Exposed
34,000
Attack Type
BEC
Threat Actor
Unconfirmed

How they got in

Phishing targeting finance department employee. Credential harvest via fake credit union SSO page. Threat actor accessed member data and attempted to redirect ACH payroll disbursements.

Sentinel / Fortress / Command coverage

Sentinel Phishing URL detected at email gateway via reputation and sandbox analysis — credential harvest page blocked before employee click
Sentinel Impossible travel / anomalous login alert: credential used from foreign IP triggers MFA step-up and SOC review
Fortress Wire authorization controls: dual-approval workflow for ACH over $10K — single compromised account cannot initiate wire

Sentinel ($89/ep/mo) — 24/7 SOC + SIEM. Fortress ($109/ep/mo) — Sentinel + EDR management + vulnerability management. Command ($129/ep/mo) — Fortress + vCISO + compliance mapping + IR plan. See full tier comparison →

Regulatory exposure

Regime Standard / Citation Gap Identified
NCUA NCUA Letter 23-CU-08 Cyber incident reporting — NCUA notification required within 72 hours of reportable event
GLBA Safeguards Rule §314.4(h) Incident response program — no documented plan for BEC scenario
TDPA Tex. B&C Code §521.053 34,000 TX credit union member notifications required

5-point hardening list

CoreRecon cites verifiable public sources only. No speculation on unverified attribution is published. Threat actor attribution appears only where publicly confirmed by law enforcement or the organization.

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