cyber
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.55
Heritage Financial detects cyber incident; files exfiltrated may contain personal info
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/
- Detected March 2, 2026; internal file share server compromised with exfiltration of files possibly containing personal information.
- Customer accounts, systems, and operations not affected; no disruption to business operations.
- Investigation ongoing with external forensic firm and legal counsel; regulators, law enforcement, and insurer notified.
- Company states incident not currently deemed material to financial condition or results of operations.
- Forward-looking statements warn impact may be more severe than currently anticipated.