New Peoples Bankshares in Honaker, Va., disclosed that its recent systems issues resulted from a cyberattack.
The $813 million-asset bank disclosed on its website that it first experienced aninterruption to the operability of its computer systems on June 15.
The investigation also determined that “some personal information” of customers, shareholders and employees “may have been subjected to unauthorized access.”
New Peoples noted that all of its systems have been restored and banking operations have resumed.
New Peoples said it has established a dedicated call center to handle inquiries. Customers were also given a complimentary one-year membership to Experian’s IdentityWorks to help them detect potential misuse of personal information.