MalwareFinancial ServicesFinanceRansomwareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedData PublishedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Franklin Mutual Insurance Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Nov 6, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Franklin Mutual Insurance Group →

The Franklin Mutual Insurance Group experienced a ransomware incident on March 11, 2023, where an unknown third party remotely accessed and acquired personal information, including names and Social Security numbers. The data was exfiltrated and posted on a website. The company notified the FBI and Secret Service, terminated access, and offered credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

Mar 11, 2023

Begins

Nov 6, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_642c5f3fadfee06a2023-11-06Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d566e8c46f0087032023-11-06Verified
Maine State AGbd_dced8e85809c411a2023-11-06Verified
Vermont State AGbd_093a93b22b2eb57f2023-07-13 · +116dCandidate

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New Hampshire State AGbd_abd5f58c0362dc372023-07-13 · +116dVerified

Name: The Franklin Mutual Insurance Group
norm: the franklin mutual insurance

Name: The Franklin Mutual Insurance Group
norm: the franklin mutual insurance
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Mar 11, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 6, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to the Federal Bureau of InvestigationReported the incident to the Secret Service
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Launched an investigation into this matter
Reported the incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secret Service
Terminated the unauthorized access
Assessed the security of its systems
Took actions to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future, including security enhancements and employee trainings
Offering identity theft protection services through ID Resolution, LLC
Changes made: Security enhancements
Employee trainings
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 · 6 filings · 4 states

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Vermont State AGJul 13 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 13 · first

New Hampshire State AG+116d

Massachusetts State AG+116d

Maine State AG+116d

Vermont State AG+116d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 13 (VT), last Nov 6 (VT) — a 116-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.

Source URL: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-11-06-franklin-mutual-insurance-group-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 6, 2023
Raw hash: 1b73ae1e9b4788dfdca0018ffd836a186d2fd396323ceee15aaf3b779ab6473d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Franklin Mutual Insurance Group

Victim entityThe Franklin Mutual Insurance Group

IncidentRansomware

Stated responseLaunched an investigation into this matter

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov