The California Office of the Attorney General reported that National Western Life Insurance Company experienced a malware incident affecting personal information between August 7 and August 10, 2020. The breach impacted at least 558 Rhode Island residents, with their names and policy numbers potentially accessed by an unauthorized individual. The incident was reported on January 25, 2021.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-537421
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/national-western-life
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 558,
'industry': 'Insurance',
'name': 'National Western Life Insurance Company',
'type': 'Insurance Company'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 558,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Policy Numbers'],
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'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-01-25',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'National Western Life Insurance Company experienced a malware '
'incident affecting personal information between August 7 and '
'August 10, 2020. The breach impacted at least 558 Rhode '
'Island residents, with their names and policy numbers '
'potentially accessed by an unauthorized individual. The '
'incident was reported on January 25, 2021.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Policy Numbers']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'National Western Life Insurance Company Malware Incident',
'type': 'Malware Incident'}