State Farm Insurance Companies

The California Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach affecting **State Farm Insurance Companies** in April 2012, initially detected in March 2012. The incident stemmed from the **inappropriate use of customer information**, potentially exposing sensitive personal and financial data. Compromised details may have included **names, addresses, credit card numbers, and Social Security numbers**, though the exact number of impacted individuals remains undisclosed. The breach posed significant risks, as exposed data could facilitate **identity theft, financial fraud, or targeted phishing attacks** against affected customers. Given the nature of the leaked information—particularly financial and personally identifiable data—the incident underscored vulnerabilities in State Farm’s data handling practices, raising concerns over **customer trust, regulatory compliance, and potential reputational damage**. The lack of clarity on the breach’s scale further compounded uncertainties regarding mitigation efforts and long-term consequences for those affected.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-22878

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

"id": "sta013091825",
"linkid": "state_farm",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2012",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown',
                        'industry': 'Insurance',
                        'location': 'United States (California)',
                        'name': 'State Farm Insurance Companies',
                        'type': 'Insurance Provider'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'addresses',
                                                         'social security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (includes SSNs and credit card '
                                        'numbers)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)',
                                              'Payment Information']},
 'date_detected': '2012-03-06',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2012-04-03',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving State Farm Insurance Companies on April 3, '
                '2012. The breach was confirmed on March 6, 2012, and involved '
                'inappropriate use of customer information, which may have '
                'included names, addresses, credit card numbers, and social '
                'security numbers, although the specific number of affected '
                'individuals is unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'credit card numbers',
                                 'social security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'Potential (due to exposed PII)',
            'payment_information_risk': 'Potential (credit card numbers '
                                        'exposed)'},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'California Office of '
                                                       'the Attorney General'},
 'title': 'State Farm Insurance Companies Data Breach (2012)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}