Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. agreed to a $5.5 millionsettlement over a 2012 data breach that led to the theftof more than 1 million customers' personal information, attorneysgeneral for 33 states announced Wednesday.
The settlement came after the states claimed Nationwide and asubsidiary failed to apply a critical security patch to its networkthat could have protected it from the cyberattack. Attorneysgeneral from Connecticut, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Texasand Washington, D.C., were among those involved with thesettlement.
Data from consumers seeking quotes
Hackers were able to gain access to Social Security numbers,driver's license numbers, credit scoring information and otherpersonal data the company collected on consumers seeking quotes,according to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office.Many of the victims were not ultimately insured by Nationwide.
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