HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 24, 2023

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected · nationwide

35,06221 in this filing

Linked

17 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY →26 incidents on file

New York Life Insurance Company reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring May 29-30, 2023, discovered on May 31, 2023. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 35,062 individuals, including 21 Maine residents. Notification was sent on August 21, 2023, offering Kroll credit monitoring and identity restoration services.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 31, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 24, 202385d ⏱ ME AG >30d12 weeks 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 85 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Aug 24, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 wks slower

This filing is one of 17 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Progress Software Corporation supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_207dbe262e4777312023-08-24Verified
Washington State AGbd_3e32b53431a6efda2023-08-24Verified
Oregon State AGbd_fae5706e9cae755d2023-08-24Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_c095bade2547bd452023-08-23 · +1dVerified

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 60d gap

Indiana State AGbd_2d7083123064fe072023-08-21 · +3dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_0a83a30428fa7a6f2023-08-11 · +13dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_06461f26b87d049d2023-10-23 · +60dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_4fe1a5b57ca82e4b2023-10-23 · +60dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_8beaf5d613d1c2a92023-10-23 · +60dCandidate
Maine State AGbd_cff49122540e81702023-10-23 · +60dVerified

Showing first 10 of 16 linked disclosures.

Name: NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: new york life insurance
Domain: newyorklife.com

Name: NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: new york life insurance
Domain: newyorklife.com
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 21, 2023
Affected individuals: 35,062state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered Kroll Credit Monitoring and Identity Restoration Service
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(85 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 85dME resident >60d · 82d
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 31, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 24, 2023
85d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: May 31, 2023
→ Notified: Aug 21, 2023
82d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 31, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 24, 2023	85d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: May 31, 2023 → Notified: Aug 21, 2023	82d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗

Indiana State AGAug 11 · first

Indiana State AG+10d

New Hampshire State AG+12d

Massachusetts State AG+13d

Washington State AG+13d

Oregon State AG+13d

Maine State AG+13d · this page

Indiana State AG+73d

Massachusetts State AG+73d

Oregon State AG+73d

Maine State AG+73d

Pattern: first filing Aug 11 (IN), last Oct 23 (ME) — a 73-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 16 — the full spread may be wider.

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-a1252b4f8318/237935a0-47b8-42f0-8948-87ab979da8e6.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 24, 2023
Raw hash: 75973d600c2928fa08d7003dfdbc567102b99b9285647b3d379e2f447b7b60ce

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Victim entityNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov