Prudential Financial, a global financial services company, has disclosed that over 2.5 individuals people had their personal information compromised in a February 2024 data breach.
The company did not share details of the cyber attack, however, notorious ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the security breach.
Initially, in March 2024, the company revealed in a filing with the Maine Attorney General’s Office that it notified over 36,000 people whose personal information (including names, driver’s license numbers, and non-driver identification card numbers) was stolen during the breach. The company then stated that “a small percentage of company user accounts associated with employees and contractors” were breached.
However, in the end of June, the company updated the information shared with the Maine Attorney General’s Office regarding the February data breach and said that the incident impacted 2,556,210 individuals.
Prudential is the second largest life insurance company in the US, with 40,000 employees worldwide, revenues of $54 billion in 2023, and managing $1.45 trillion in assets.
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