Recently, Western & Southern Life Insurance Company (“Western & Southern Life”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that information that had been provided to the company was subject to unauthorized access. In this notice, Western & Southern Life explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information. Upon completing its investigation, Western & Southern Life began sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals whose information was affected by the recent data security incident.
If you received a data breach notification from Western & Southern Life Insurance Company, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. A data breach lawyer can help you learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft, as well as discuss your legal options following the Western & Southern Life data breach. For more information, please see our recent piece on the topic here.
What Caused the Western & Southern Life Data Breach?
The Western & Southern Life data breach was only recently announced, and more information is expected in the near future. However, at this early point, Western & Southern Life’s filing with the Attorney General of Massachusetts provides only limited information on what led up to the breach.
According to this source, Western & Southern Life recently filed notice of a data security incident that may have affected personal information that was provided to the company. While it’s possible that the incident occurred at Western & Southern Life, it is also possible that Western & Southern Life is reporting a third-party data breach that occurred at one of the company’s vendors.
Regardless, after learning that sensitive consumer data was accessible to an unauthorized party, Western & Southern Life reviewed the compromised files to determine what information was leaked and which consumers were impacted.
Recently, Western & Southern Life sent out data breach letters to anyone who was affected by the recent data security incident. And, while the publicly available data breach letter from Western & Southern Life on the Massachusetts Attorney General’s site doesn’t specifically mention what data types were leaked, the personalized letters that were recently sent out should provide victims with a list of what information belonging to them was compromised.
More Information About Western & Southern Life Insurance Company
Western & Southern Life Insurance Company is a life insurance company and subsidiary of Western & Southern Life Financial Group. Through its subsidiaries, Western & Southern Financial Group offers various financial services and products, including life insurance, investment products, retirement accounts and more. Western & Southern Financial Group employs more than 7,671 people and generates approximately $7.2 billion in annual revenue.
