New York Life Insurance Company

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving New York Life Insurance Company on October 23, 2023. The breach occurred between May 30, 2023, and May 31, 2023, due to an external system breach involving unauthorized access, affecting 30,167 individuals, including 38 Maine residents. The compromised information includes Social Security Numbers, and identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months through Experian IdentityWorks.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ed96f68d-9e46-4185-9075-77e4f6486a07.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/newyorklife

"id": "new524072525",
"linkid": "newyorklife",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 30167,
                        'industry': 'Insurance',
                        'name': 'New York Life Insurance Company',
                        'type': 'Insurance Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 30167,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'Numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-10-23',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-10-23',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving New York Life Insurance Company on October '
                '23, 2023. The breach occurred between May 30, 2023, and May '
                '31, 2023, due to an external system breach involving '
                'unauthorized access, affecting 30,167 individuals, including '
                '38 Maine residents. The compromised information includes '
                'Social Security Numbers, and identity theft protection '
                'services were offered for 12 months through Experian '
                'IdentityWorks.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-10-23',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian IdentityWorks']},
 'title': 'New York Life Insurance Company Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}