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Prudential said 36,000 people were affected in a February data breach – it just revised that number to 2.5 million


Prudential has revised its initial data breach victim count from just over 36,000 to a whopping 2.5 million

American insurance firm Prudential has revised a breach notice for a cyber attack that hit the company in February 2024, now stating that over 2.5 million individuals had their data stolen. The company’s initial filing to the Attorney General’s Office in Maine listed the number of affected persons as 36,545, revealing a drastic increase in the scope of the attack. "As a part of our response to the cybersecurity incident disclosed in February, Prudential worked diligently to complete a complex analysis of the affected data and notify individuals, as appropriate, on a rolling basis starting on March 29, 2024.

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