The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation reported that MetLife experienced a data breach on September 26, 2016, affecting 13 residents. The breach involved electronic records, specifically Social Security Numbers (SSN) and Account Numbers.
Source: https://www.mass.gov/lists/data-breach-notification-reports
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/metlife
"id": "met332071725",
"linkid": "metlife",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2016",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 13,
'industry': 'Insurance',
'name': 'MetLife',
'type': 'Insurance Company'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 13,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers (SSN)',
'Account Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2016-09-26',
'description': 'The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business '
'Regulation reported that MetLife experienced a data breach on '
'September 26, 2016, affecting 13 residents. The breach '
'involved electronic records, specifically Social Security '
'Numbers (SSN) and Account Numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers (SSN)',
'Account Numbers']},
'references': [{'source': 'Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and '
'Business Regulation'}],
'title': 'MetLife Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}