The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company experienced a data breach on October 3, 2012, potentially affecting personal information including names and Social Security numbers. The breach was reported to law enforcement, and on November 16, 2012, it was confirmed that information had likely been compromised; however, the number of affected individuals remains unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-36995
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/nationwide
"id": "nat555072625",
"linkid": "nationwide",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2012",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Insurance',
'name': 'Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company',
'type': 'Insurance Company'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2012-10-03',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2012-11-16',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company experienced a data breach '
'on October 3, 2012, potentially affecting personal '
'information including names and Social Security numbers. The '
'breach was reported to law enforcement, and on November 16, '
'2012, it was confirmed that information had likely been '
'compromised; however, the number of affected individuals '
'remains unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names', 'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': True},
'title': 'Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}