October 24, 2024 at 03:18PM
Landmark Admin reports a data breach affecting over 800,000 individuals due to a May cyberattack. Personal information accessed may include names, Social Security numbers, and financial details. Landmark is investigating the incident and advising affected individuals to monitor their accounts for suspicious activity. No perpetrators have been identified yet.
### Meeting Takeaways:
1. **Data Breach Notification**:
– Landmark Admin has reported a data breach affecting over 800,000 individuals due to a cyberattack detected on May 13, 2024.
2. **Company Overview**:
– Landmark Admin acts as a third-party administrator for insurance companies, providing services such as new business processing and claims administration.
3. **Insurance Carriers Involved**:
– The companies associated with Landmark include:
– American Monumental Life Insurance Company
– Pellerin Life Insurance Company
– American Benefit Life Insurance Company
– Liberty Bankers Life Insurance Company
– Continental Mutual Insurance Company
– Capitol Life Insurance Company
4. **Incident Response**:
– On detecting suspicious activity, Landmark shut down IT systems and remote access to contain the breach.
– Engaged a third-party cybersecurity firm for remediation and investigation.
5. **Data Compromised**:
– Evidence suggests that personal information accessed includes:
– First and last names
– Addresses
– Social Security numbers
– Tax identification numbers
– Driver’s license/state ID numbers
– Passport numbers
– Financial account numbers
– Medical information
– Dates of birth
– Health insurance policy numbers
– Life and annuity policy information
– Notification of impacted individuals will occur via mail.
6. **Ongoing Investigation**:
– Landmark is continuing its investigation and will update affected individuals as more information is discovered.
7. **Recommendations for Affected Individuals**:
– Individuals potentially impacted are advised to monitor credit reports and bank accounts for any suspicious activity.
8. **Status of Threat Actors**:
– No claim of responsibility has been made by any threat actors, leaving the nature of the attack (ransomware vs. data theft) undetermined.