July 1, 2024 at 07:28AM
Prudential Financial reported a February 2024 data breach affecting over 2.5 million individuals. The compromised data included names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and non-driver identification card numbers. While the attackers were not disclosed, the Alphv/BlackCat ransomware group claimed responsibility. Prudential is providing impacted individuals with two years of free credit monitoring services.
From the meeting notes, the key takeaways are:
1. Prudential Financial disclosed in an incident notice update that over 2.5 million individuals were affected by a data breach in February 2024.
2. The stolen information included names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and non-driver identification card numbers.
3. The incident occurred on February 4, triggering an investigation and implementation of an incident response plan.
4. Prudential is providing the impacted individuals with two years of free credit monitoring services.
5. A class action lawsuit was filed against Prudential in a New Jersey federal court over the February data breach.
6. The Alphv/BlackCat ransomware group claimed responsibility for the incident, and this group was also involved in a disruptive attack on Change Healthcare.
7. The ransomware group ceased operations in early March after an alleged exit scam.
Additionally, the notes also include information on other data breaches impacting different organizations, such as LivaNova USA, LA County Health Department, Santander, and Designed Receivable Solutions.