PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
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Full breach record for PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. →13 incidents on filePrincipal Financial Group inadvertently sent a January 2017 Contribution Report containing names and Social Security numbers to an incorrect plan sponsor on February 7, 2017. The error was discovered when the recipient notified Principal. Two New Hampshire residents were affected. Principal instructed deletion, notified affected individuals, and offered one year of Equifax credit monitoring.
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Incident timeline
Feb 7, 2017
Begins
Feb 7, 2017
Discovered
Feb 27, 2017
Filed
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Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap
- New Hampshire State AGbd_e6a1a195ac37b26c2017-03-20 · +21dCandidate
- Massachusetts State AGbd_4864eaf393f2091d2017-03-21 · +22dVerified
- Massachusetts State AGbd_31840c817ec9e36b2017-03-27 · +28dVerified
Filing propagation · 4 filings · 2 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Feb 27 (NH), last Mar 27 (MA) — a 28-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?
Evidence ladder
Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.
Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.
Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.
Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.