Posted On July 26, 2022 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
July 26, 2022 – Vista Bank on July 19, 2022, reported a data breach with the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. According to Vista Bank, the breach resulted in the names, Social Security numbers and financial information of certain individuals being compromised; however, the bank offered no other details surrounding the breach. After confirming the breach and identifying all affected parties, on July 19, 2022, Vista Bank began sending out data breach letters to all affected parties.
If you received a data breach notification, it is essential you understand what is at risk. The data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C. are actively investigating the Vista Bank data breach on behalf of people whose information was exposed. As a part of this investigation, we are providing free consultations to anyone affected by the breach who is interested in learning more about the risks of identity theft, what they can do to protect themselves, and what their legal options may be to obtain compensation from Vista Bank.
News of the Vista Bank breach is still quite new, and the company has not yet posted notice of the breach on its website. And while the company has issued data breach notification letters to affected parties, none of these letters have been posted publicly. Thus, all available information surrounding the breach comes from Vista Bank’s filing with the State of Texas, which indicates that the breach involved names, Social Security numbers, and financial information (credit card numbers, debit card numbers, and/or bank account numbers) of affected individuals.
According to the company’s most recent filing, it estimates that 14,418 individuals were affected by the breach. On July 19, 2022, Vista Bank sent out data breach letters to all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the recent data security incident.
Established in 1912, Vista Bank is a financial institution based in Dallas, Texas. Vista Bank currently operates 15 branches throughout West Texas, including in Austin, Dallas, and Fort Worth. Vista Bank offers a traditional suite of banking products, including checking and savings accounts for individuals and businesses, savings accounts, CDs, individual retirement accounts, personal loans and business loans. Vista Bank employs more than 113 people and generates approximately $20 million in annual revenue.
At Console & Associates, P.C., our consumer privacy lawyers monitor all security and data breaches to help affected consumers pursue their legal remedies. We offer free consultations to victims of data breaches and can explain your rights in clear, understandable terms so you can make an informed decision about how to proceed with your case. If you’ve been affected by the Vista Bank data breach or any other data security incident, Console & Associates, P.C., will investigate your case at no charge and offer you thorough advice about how to most effectively proceed with your case. If you decide to bring a case, we only get paid if you do. If your claim is successful, any legal fees are either paid by the defendant or come out of the funds recovered from the defendant. If your claim doesn’t result in a recovery, you will pay nothing.
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