QuoteWizard.com, LLC

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach at QuoteWizard.com, LLC, where unauthorized actors gained access to sensitive personal information between May 26, 2024, and May 28, 2024. The incident, detected on June 11, 2024, exposed the records of 717,781 individuals, including their full names, driver’s license or Washington ID card numbers, and full dates of birth. The compromised data poses significant risks, as driver’s license numbers and full dates of birth are high-value targets for identity theft, financial fraud, and phishing attacks. While the breach did not involve financial records or medical data, the exposure of government-issued identification numbers elevates the potential for long-term harm, including unauthorized account openings, loan applications, or synthetic identity fraud. QuoteWizard.com, a platform specializing in insurance comparisons, likely holds extensive consumer data, making it a prime target for cybercriminals seeking to exploit personal identifiers for malicious purposes. The scale of the breach—affecting over 700,000 individuals—underscores the severity of the incident, particularly given the sensitivity of the leaked information.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=17420

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"id": "quo015091825",
"linkid": "quote",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '717,781',
                        'industry': 'Insurance/Financial Services',
                        'location': 'Washington, USA',
                        'name': 'QuoteWizard.com, LLC',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '717,781',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         "driver's license or "
                                                         'Washington ID card '
                                                         'numbers',
                                                         'full dates of birth'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)']},
 'date_detected': '2024-06-11',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-06-11',
 'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
                'that QuoteWizard.com, LLC experienced a data breach involving '
                'unauthorized access on June 11, 2024. The incident, which '
                'occurred between May 26, 2024, and May 28, 2024, potentially '
                'affected 717,781 individuals, compromising their names, '
                "driver's license or Washington ID card numbers, and full "
                'dates of birth.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 "driver's license or Washington ID card "
                                 'numbers',
                                 'full dates of birth'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Washington State '
                                                        'Office of the '
                                                        'Attorney General']},
 'title': 'QuoteWizard.com, LLC Data Breach (June 2024)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}