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Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Disclosed Apr 4, 20179 years ago1,270,000 affectedSettled

Official notice

Unpatched system breach exposed 1.27M quote applicants; USD 5.5M multistate settlement

An October 2012 breach, which states alleged resulted from failing to apply a critical security patch, exposed Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers and credit data of 1.27 million consumers who sought insurance quotes. Nationwide settled with 33 states for USD 5.5M.

What is known

People affected1,270,000 (as reported by the organization)
DisclosedApr 4, 2017
HappenedMar 15, 2017
AttackHacking
Data exposedSocial Security numbers, Government IDs, Financial, Names
SectorInsurance · US
StatusSettled
Lawsuit or fineUSD 5.5M 33-state AG settlement (Aug 2017) (about $5.5M)

Sources

Source
NY AG: USD 5.5 Million Multi-State Settlement With Nationwide Mutualag.ny.gov · Regulator
Indiana Attorney General 2017 data breach report: Nationwide Mutual Insurancein.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
Indiana AGresidents of INApr 4, 20172
ResearchtotalAug 9, 20171,270,000

Other breaches at Nationwide Mutual Insurance

BreachAffected
Disclosed Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20233 years ago1,669
Disclosed Nov 16, 2012Nov 16, 201213 years agoUnknown
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2017-08-09 to 2017-04-04 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · occurred: empty to 2017-03-15 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · seed source

First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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