Delaware Life Insurance Company (United States) notified the Oregon Department of Justice, the Iowa Attorney General, the California Attorney General and the Washington Attorney General of a data breach on 21 November 2023. It told the states about 382,574 Oregon residents; the total can be higher. The breach began on 30 November 2022, 356 days before it was reported.
Breach reported 21 November 2023
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
382,574 Oregon residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
21 November 2023
Across the state notices
at least 389,826 people (Oregon and Washington: each state counts only its own residents)
Breach began
30 November 2022
Time to tell
356 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)
What was exposed
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.
4,518 Washington residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
28 July 2023
What was exposed
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.
Before the notice: the ransomware gang RansomHouse named Delaware Life Insurance Company on its leak site on 11 March 2023, 139 days before this was reported. Matched by the organisation’s name: the notice itself does not say who the attacker was.
What changed since it was first reported
Confirmed breach, 4,518 Washington residents (Washington Attorney General)
Look for Delaware Life Insurance Company’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does. If Delaware Life Insurance Company has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Delaware Life Insurance Company, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.
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