The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company on October 3, 2017, concerning a breach that occurred on August 31, 2017. The breach involved a computer scam that potentially compromised personally identifiable information, including names, Social Security numbers, and health information. The total number of affected individuals is currently unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-102340
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/northwestern-mutual
"id": "nor710072725",
"linkid": "northwestern-mutual",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Insurance',
'name': 'Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company',
'type': 'Insurance Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Computer Scam',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
'Health information']},
'date_detected': '2017-08-31',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-10-03',
'description': 'A data breach involving Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance '
'Company occurred on August 31, 2017, reported by the '
'California Office of the Attorney General on October 3, 2017. '
'The breach involved a computer scam that potentially '
'compromised personally identifiable information, including '
'names, Social Security numbers, and health information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
'Health information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2017-10-03',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}