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HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataZero-DaySupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

bd_cd31c8b8a8bcd1a0 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Jul 22, 2023

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company →22 incidents on file

Northwestern Mutual reported a data breach involving its vendor Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer application. On May 31, 2023, Progress announced a previously unknown vulnerability (zero-day) in MOVEit. Unauthorized actors exploited this vulnerability to download files containing personal information of Northwestern Mutual clients. The company took the application offline, activated incident response, retained cybersecurity experts, and notified law enforcement. Affected individuals are offered two years of credit monitoring and identity restoration services via Kroll. The incident is contained.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days
discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 52 days

May 30, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Jul 22, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 filings 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 (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGJun 27 · first
California State AG+25d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jun 27 (IN), last Aug 21 (IN) — a 55-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.