Principal Life Insurance

Disclosed Feb 23, 20215 years ago6,134 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

What is known

People affected	6,134 (as reported by the organization)
Disclosed	Feb 23, 2021
Happened	Feb 5, 2021
Attack	Not stated
Data exposed	Not stated
Sector	Insurance · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Source	Kind
California Attorney General breach notice: Principal Life Insuranceoag.ca.gov · Official notice	Official notice
Indiana Attorney General 2021 data breach report: Principal Life Insurancein.gov · Official notice	Official notice

Notices filed

Where	Filed	People
California AGresidents of CA	Feb 23, 2021
Indiana AGresidents of IN	Feb 24, 2021	1
Indiana AGresidents of IN	May 28, 2021	9
Indiana AGresidents of IN	Jul 9, 2021	1

Other breaches at Principal Life Insurance

Breach	Disclosed	Attack	Sector	Status	Affected
Disclosed Apr 17, 2025Apr 17, 20251 year ago	Apr 17, 20251 year ago	Not stated	Insurance	Confirmed	11
Disclosed Nov 11, 2019Nov 11, 20196 years ago	Nov 11, 20196 years ago	Not stated	Insurance	Confirmed	20K
Disclosed Mar 19, 2019Mar 19, 20197 years ago	Mar 19, 20197 years ago	Not stated	Insurance	Confirmed	98
Disclosed May 2, 2014May 2, 201412 years ago	May 2, 201412 years ago	Not stated	Insurance	Confirmed	1

History of this record

2026-09-25 · records: 867 to 6134 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
2026-09-25 · records: empty to 867 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

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

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