HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

EMC NATIONAL LIFE COMPANY

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 9, 2022

Filed

Apr 8, 2022

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for EMC NATIONAL LIFE COMPANY →4 incidents on file

EMC National Life Company detected unauthorized access to its network. Forensic investigation revealed that personal information, including full names and potentially Social Security numbers, was acquired from the network between December 28 and December 30, 2021. The incident was discovered on March 9, 2022. The company engaged third-party cybersecurity experts, coordinated with law enforcement and the Iowa Insurance Division, and is offering one year of complimentary credit monitoring to affected individuals. The incident was limited to the Life Company and did not impact EMC Insurance Companies.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 71 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Dec 28, 2021

Begins

Mar 9, 2022

Discovered

Apr 8, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_74b57e86f63be4672022-04-08Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_75e4844566077e922022-04-08Verified
Maine State AGbd_864052ad7778de462022-04-08Verified
Washington State AGbd_c2aee2bf6127a5bf2022-04-08Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_ce028eaf6ab43e8b2022-04-08Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_4089bda8371e351a2022-04-15 · +7dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_fb8292a8b358689c2022-04-21 · +13dVerified

Name: EMC NATIONAL LIFE COMPANY
norm: emc national life

Name: EMC NATIONAL LIFE COMPANY
norm: emc national life
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 9, 2022
Breach occurred: Dec 28, 2021 – Dec 30, 2021
Undetected for: 71 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Coordinated with law enforcement and the Iowa Insurance Division

During the incident: Took steps to contain the threat
Launched an investigation with the support of third-party cybersecurity experts
Coordinated with law enforcement and the Iowa Insurance Division
Secured and ensured the safekeeping of the personal information
Offering a complimentary one-year membership of Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line
Changes made: Continuing to work with third-party experts to further strengthen our cybersecurity defenses moving forward
Will continually evaluate and modify our practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Montana State AGApr 8 · first

Indiana State AGApr 8 · first

Maine State AGApr 8 · first

Washington State AGApr 8 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 8 · first

California State AGApr 8 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+7d

Oregon State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Apr 8 (MT), last Apr 21 (OR) — a 13-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/sb24-552392
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 8, 2022
Raw hash: c8aceef1bbf31db5cf34747d0a33aab63c454f09a9653cafc979b5815b18af8f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEMC NATIONAL LIFE COMPANY

Victim entityEMC NATIONAL LIFE COMPANY

Incidentdiscovered Mar 9, 2022

Stated responseTook steps to contain the threat

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov