AccidentalFinancial ServicesFinanceMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumResolved

THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 6, 2024

Filed

May 15, 2024

To disclose

9 days

Affected · nationwide

21 in this filing

Confidence

66%

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 2 individuals (1 in Maine) on May 3, 2024. The breach involved names and Social Security Numbers. The company notified affected individuals on May 15, 2024, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 6, 2024 → Filed with AG May 15, 20249d ✓ ME AG ≤30d9 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 9 days

May 3, 2024

Begins

May 6, 2024

Discovered

May 15, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2 affectedView incident

Name: THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: the lincoln national life insurance
Domain: lfg.com
Industry: Financial Services

Name: THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: the lincoln national life insurance
Domain: lfg.com
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: May 6, 2024
Breach occurred: May 3, 2024
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 15, 2024
Affected individuals: 2state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unknown
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of Experian's credit monitoring service
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 days(9 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 9d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: May 6, 2024
→ Filed with AG: May 15, 2024
9d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 6, 2024 → Filed with AG: May 15, 2024	9d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/16e668d0-f280-4440-974e-2d94aa2b9c32.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 15, 2024
Raw hash: 57416d64c1d505b6ed0937356d97fe8ef65c9892e2c4172da2fd5fea32cd90ec

Reporting entityTHE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Victim entityTHE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Incidentdiscovered May 6, 2024

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov