The Prudential Insurance Company of America

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that The Prudential Insurance Company of America experienced a data breach on October 26, 2022, when an Excel spreadsheet containing personal information was mistakenly emailed to several contacts. The affected information includes names, Social Security Numbers, and dates of birth of the individuals involved. The breach was reported on January 13, 2023, and the company has provided identity monitoring services through Kroll for two years.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-561730

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/prudential-financial

"id": "pru621072725",
"linkid": "prudential-financial",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Insurance',
                        'name': 'The Prudential Insurance Company of America',
                        'type': 'Insurance Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email',
 'data_breach': {'file_types_exposed': ['Excel Spreadsheet'],
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'Numbers',
                                                         'Dates of Birth'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
 'date_detected': '2022-10-26',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-01-13',
 'description': 'The Prudential Insurance Company of America experienced a '
                'data breach on October 26, 2022, when an Excel spreadsheet '
                'containing personal information was mistakenly emailed to '
                'several contacts. The affected information includes names, '
                'Social Security Numbers, and dates of birth of the '
                'individuals involved.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security Numbers',
                                 'Dates of Birth']},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Identity monitoring services for two '
                                       'years'],
              'third_party_assistance': ['Kroll']},
 'title': 'Prudential Insurance Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error'}