DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

KS: Assurant reports breach in customer account information

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Dissent

Diane Stafford reports:

Assurant Employee Benefits said Monday that 1,007 customers in the Kansas City area have been notified that their personal information inadvertently was made available to another business client administrator.

The insurer said human error caused those customers’ names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers and types of coverage to be available to a business client other than the employer of those policy holders.

Bradley Peak, Assurant vice president of products and marketing, said the information never was accessed and that the company human resource officer who incorrectly received access to the information immediately reported it.

Access to the information was terminated as soon as the mistake was discovered, Peak said.

Melonie Jones, Assurant’s chief privacy officer, said the company takes the security of customer information very seriously and “will continue to monitor and improve our accuracy in the customer advocacy area.”

Assurant said it has offered affected customers identity theft protection coverage for one year as a precaution obligated by law.

Peak said the incident occurred during a few minutes in March. Affected people were notified Friday.

Source: Kansas City Star.

So what did that few-minute gaffe cost them, I wonder? And does anyone think identity theft protection coverage was really necessary in this case – other than it being reportedly proscribed by law?


Related:

  • Two more entities have folded after ransomware attacks
  • Microsoft Releases Urgent Patch for SharePoint RCE Flaw Exploited in Ongoing Cyber Attacks
  • Inquiry launched after identities of SAS soldiers leaked in fresh data breach
  • Michigan ‘ATM jackpotting’: Florida men allegedly forced machines to dispense $107K
  • Premier Health Partners issues a press release about a breach two years ago. Why was this needed now?
  • Government will 'robustly defend' compensation claims from Afghans put at risk by data breach
Category: Breach IncidentsBusiness SectorExposureU.S.

Post navigation

← IL: 2002 records unintentionally released
UK’s ICO fines ACS:Law for data breach (updated) →

2 thoughts on “KS: Assurant reports breach in customer account information”

  1. golde says:
    May 16, 2011 at 5:11 pm

    Interesting, there is no section in the Kansas notification law that requires identity theft monitoring. I just read it again. That type of law would hurt many business and probably close mid to small businesses completely. To be clear- there is no protection coverage proscribed by law.

    1. admin says:
      May 16, 2011 at 6:08 pm

      Thanks, golde. I didn’t think there was any such provision, either, but haven’t had time to research it. Just checked and I agree that there’s nothing in the state’s security breach notification law, but I’m wondering if the state insurance commission might have some additional rules for insurance companies.

Comments are closed.

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • PowerSchool commits to strengthened breach measures following engagement with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
  • Hungarian police arrest suspect in cyberattacks on independent media
  • Two more entities have folded after ransomware attacks
  • British institutions to be banned from paying ransoms to Russian hackers
  • Data breach feared after cyberattack on AMEOS hospitals in Germany
  • Microsoft Releases Urgent Patch for SharePoint RCE Flaw Exploited in Ongoing Cyber Attacks
  • Global hack on Microsoft product hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say
  • Inquiry launched after identities of SAS soldiers leaked in fresh data breach
  • UK sanctions Russian cyber spies accused of facilitating murders
  • Michigan ‘ATM jackpotting’: Florida men allegedly forced machines to dispense $107K

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • Meta Denies Tracking Menstrual Data in Flo Health Privacy Trial
  • Wikipedia seeks to shield contributors from UK law targeting online anonymity
  • British government reportedlu set to back down on secret iCloud backdoor after US pressure
  • Idaho agrees not to prosecute doctors for out-of-state abortion referrals
  • As companies race to add AI, terms of service changes are going to freak a lot of people out. Think twice before granting consent!
  • Uganda orders Google to register as a data-controller within 30 days after landmark privacy ruling
  • Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8 billion trial over Facebook privacy violations

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.
Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report