The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company related to Newport Group, Inc. on February 16, 2024. The breach occurred on October 29, 2023, due to a ransomware event affecting Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS). There is no evidence that individual personal information was compromised, and affected individuals are offered a one-year complimentary identity protection package from Experian.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-581102
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/the-newport-group-inc-
"id": "the211072525",
"linkid": "the-newport-group-inc-",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Insurance',
'name': 'The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance '
'Company',
'type': 'Insurance Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'date_detected': '2023-10-29',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-02-16',
'description': 'The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company experienced a '
'data breach related to Newport Group, Inc. on February 16, '
'2024. The breach occurred on October 29, 2023, due to a '
'ransomware event affecting Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS). '
'There is no evidence that individual personal information was '
'compromised, and affected individuals are offered a one-year '
'complimentary identity protection package from Experian.',
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company',
'type': 'Data Breach'}