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THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 1, 2023

Filed

Nov 21, 2023

To disclose

20 days

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY →39 incidents on file

The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company reported an inadvertent disclosure affecting one deceased individual's Social Security Number. The incident occurred and was discovered on November 1, 2023. The decedent's estate was notified on November 9, 2023, and provided with guidance on protective measures.

Maine clockDiscovered Nov 1, 2023 → Filed with AG Nov 21, 202320d ✓ ME AG ≤30d20 days discovery → filing
⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 20 days

Nov 1, 2023

Begins

Nov 1, 2023

Discovered

Nov 21, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 2 filings

View merged incident ↗
Maine State AGNov 16 · first
Maine State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 16 (ME), last Nov 21 (ME) — a 5-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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.