The California Office of the Attorney General reported on August 10, 2020, that Metropolitan Life Insurance Company experienced a data breach on July 24, 2020, involving the inadvertent disclosure of personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, and premium refund information. Approximately one individual was affected by this incident.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-192939
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/metlife
"id": "met636072625",
"linkid": "metlife",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '1',
'industry': 'Insurance',
'name': 'Metropolitan Life Insurance Company',
'type': 'Insurance Company'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '1',
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'premium refund information']},
'date_detected': '2020-07-24',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-08-10',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on '
'August 10, 2020, that Metropolitan Life Insurance Company '
'experienced a data breach on July 24, 2020, involving the '
'inadvertent disclosure of personal information, including '
'names, Social Security numbers, and premium refund '
'information. Approximately one individual was affected by '
'this incident.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'premium refund information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-08-10',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}