HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmploymentMediumContained

Transamerica

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Oct 13, 2017

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Transamerica →9 incidents on file

Transamerica reported unauthorized access to retirement plan online account information between January and August 2017. Attackers used compromised third-party user credentials to log into Transamerica systems. Affected data included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, financial account information, and employment details. Transamerica engaged forensic investigators, contacted law enforcement, and offered one year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

Jan 1, 2017

Begins

Oct 13, 2017

Filed

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_1f6d463b3fcd64202017-10-13Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5b5b270850e462c52017-10-13Verified

Name: Transamerica
norm: transamerica

Name: Transamerica
norm: transamerica
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Jan 1, 2017 – Aug 31, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmployment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Contacted federal law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Began an investigation as soon as we learned of the incident
Engaged a leading cybersecurity forensics firm
Contacted federal law enforcement
Arranged to offer credit monitoring services at no cost to you for one year
Flagged account for special handling to prevent unauthorized persons from making changes to or accessing your account information
Changes made: Establish login credentials for your online Transamerica Retirement Solutions Account using a complex password
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Oregon State AGOct 13 · first

Massachusetts State AGOct 13 · first

California State AGOct 13 · first · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-102679
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 13, 2017
Raw hash: 5df7fd642014f7711d1e2c6bb87add4d49214b246e29b6edc5e5a761d41fb24d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTransamerica

Victim entityTransamerica

IncidentThird-Party / Supply Chain

Stated responseBegan an investigation as soon as we learned of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov