Social EngineeringFinancial ServicesFinancePhishingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 12, 2021

Filed

Sep 28, 2021

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,7493 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

75%

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

New York Life Insurance Company reported a phishing incident that occurred between April 13, 2021, and May 12, 2021. The breach was discovered on May 12, 2021. The incident affected 3 Maine residents, exposing their names and Social Security numbers. The company provided written notification to affected individuals on September 28, 2021, and offered one year of credit monitoring services from Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 12, 2021 → Filed with AG Sep 28, 2021139d ✗ ME AG >90d20 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 · 29 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 139 days

Apr 13, 2021

Begins

May 12, 2021

Discovered

Sep 28, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_3e3182a8cbce08512021-09-28Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_571814d25c87f25a2021-09-28Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_2da96434b34095c32021-10-08 · +10dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5dcea4906e256d882021-08-16 · +43dVerified

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Montana State AGbd_f49e39021ccd162a2021-08-16 · +43dCandidate

Name: NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: new york life insurance

Name: NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: new york life insurance
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: May 12, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 13, 2021 – May 12, 2021
Undetected for: 29 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 28, 2021
Affected individuals: 1,749state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Phishing
Threat actor: External

Changes made: Offered 1 year of credit monitoring from Equifax Credit Watch Gold Service.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(139 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 139dME resident >60d · 139d
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 12, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Sep 28, 2021
139d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: May 12, 2021
→ Notified: Sep 28, 2021
139d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 12, 2021 → Filed with AG: Sep 28, 2021	139d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: May 12, 2021 → Notified: Sep 28, 2021	139d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGAug 16 · first

Montana State AGAug 16 · first

Montana State AG+43d

Massachusetts State AG+43d

Maine State AG+43d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+53d

Pattern: first filing Aug 16 (MA), last Oct 8 (NH) — a 53-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/b2d8aec9-38c4-438e-a54e-77504f64918c.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 28, 2021
Raw hash: 1757868bc9feda601c7b23670dd0cd4fa6cfb08859c63dca72f74c9ff825bb9e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Victim entityNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Incidentdiscovered May 12, 2021

Stated responseOffered 1 year of credit monitoring from Equifax Credit Watch Gold Service.

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov