HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceVulnerability ExploitSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Delaware Life

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Oct 4, 2023

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Delaware Life →5 incidents on file

Delaware Life Insurance Company notified the California AG of a data breach affecting its customers. The incident resulted from a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer tool, exploited by an unauthorized third party on May 29-30, 2023. PBI, a service provider for Delaware Life, confirmed data was downloaded. Affected data includes names and other basic identity information. The company patched servers, investigated the scope, and is offering 24 months of identity monitoring via Kroll.

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California clockDiscovered May 31, 2023 → Notified Sep 6, 202398d ✗ CA 60-day late18 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 126 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Oct 4, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+10 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 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 →

A leak claim by dispossessor about this victim predates this filing by 233 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecl0pbd_1555027c12cc200b2023-06-15 · +110dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_944ef0f6ac2a47472023-09-06 · +28dVerified by operator
Delaware State AGbd_e0c3bb4c604b22a32023-09-06 · +28dVerified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_396dad375fc1f4472023-01-01 · +276dVerified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_8913e1047e3bba242023-01-01 · +276dVerified by operator

Name: Delaware Life
norm: delaware life
Domain: delawarelife.com

Name: Delaware Life
norm: delaware life
Domain: delawarelife.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: Sep 6, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Third party: via Progress Software
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Patched servers
Investigated and assessed the security of our systems
Notified potentially affected customers and individuals associated with those customers
Offering 24 months of complimentary Identity Monitoring services through Kroll
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing our information security policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(126 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 98dLeak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: May 31, 2023
→ Notified: Sep 6, 2023
98d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: May 31, 2023 → Notified: Sep 6, 2023	98d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

California State AG+248d

Delaware State AG+248d

California State AG+276d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Oct 4 (CA) — a 276-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-574651
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 4, 2023
Raw hash: 7934f0256de92091d1b2416b69d3d244fa4ea9d1273f57110107989ba488c8c5

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDelaware Life

Victim entityDelaware Life

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePatched servers

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov