Brief: First Merchants Corp Unit Got Written Notice That Certain Of Its Customer Data Was Potentially Included In Global Incident Involving Progress Software

First Merchants

05/07/2023 13:10

July 5 (Reuters) - First Merchants Corp  FRME.O :
    * FIRST MERCHANTS CORP:UNIT GOT WRITTEN NOTICE THAT CERTAIN
OF ITS
CUSTOMER DATA WAS POTENTIALLY INCLUDED IN GLOBAL INCIDENT
INVOLVING PROGRESS SOFTWARE
    * FIRST MERCHANTS: BASED ON INVESTIGATION, BANK'S CUSTOMERS
WHO
USE ONLINE,MOBILE BANKING COULD HAVE HAD PERSONAL INFORMATION
COPIED THROUGH CYBERATTACK
    * FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - BANK WORKED WITH VENDOR TO
DETERMINE
POTENTIALLY IMPACTED CUSTOMERS AND EXTENT OF INFORMATION
POTENTIALLY EXPOSED
    * FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - BANK IS NOTIFYING POTENTIALLY
AFFECTED
CUSTOMERS APPROPRIATELY WITH FIRST SUCH NOTICE BEING ON OR ABOUT
JULY 5
    * FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - INCIDENT DID NOT IMPACT ONGOING
OPERATIONS OF BANK
    * FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - BANK CARRIES CYBER INSURANCE WHICH
IT
EXPECTS TO COVER MANY OF COSTS RELATED TO INCIDENT

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