The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company experienced an external system breach (hacking) on May 30, 2023, which compromised the Social Security Numbers of 9,923 individuals. The breach was discovered on the same day and the notification to affected individuals was made on August 21, 2023. Identity theft protection services for 24 months, including credit monitoring and identity restoration through Kroll, were offered to affected individuals.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/northwestern-mutual
"id": "nor531072725",
"linkid": "northwestern-mutual",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 9923,
'industry': 'Insurance',
'name': 'Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company',
'type': 'Insurance Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 9923,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'Numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
'date_detected': '2023-05-30',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-08-21',
'description': 'An external system breach (hacking) compromised the Social '
'Security Numbers of 9,923 individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Identity theft protection services for '
'24 months, including credit monitoring '
'and identity restoration'],
'third_party_assistance': ['Kroll']},
'title': 'Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}