Root Insurance Company

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach by Root Insurance Company on March 4, 2021. The breach occurred from January 21 to January 28, 2021, involving unauthorized account creations that compromised driver’s license numbers, dates of birth, and vehicle information. The number of individuals affected is UNKN.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-538890

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

"id": "roo240072525",
"linkid": "rootinsurance",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'UNKN',
                        'industry': 'Insurance',
                        'name': 'Root Insurance Company',
                        'type': 'Insurance Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Account Creation',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'UNKN',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ["Driver's License "
                                                         'Numbers',
                                                         'Dates of Birth'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ["Driver's License Numbers",
                                              'Dates of Birth',
                                              'Vehicle Information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-03-04',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-03-04',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach by Root Insurance Company on March 4, 2021. The breach '
                'occurred from January 21 to January 28, 2021, involving '
                'unauthorized account creations that compromised driver’s '
                'license numbers, dates of birth, and vehicle information. The '
                'number of individuals affected is UNKN.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ["Driver's License Numbers",
                                 'Dates of Birth',
                                 'Vehicle Information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-03-04',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Root Insurance Company',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}