HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 14, 2025

Filed

May 1, 2025

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

8,84815 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY →39 incidents on file

The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company reported a data breach affecting 8,848 individuals, including 15 Maine residents. The incident involved unauthorized access to third-party provider Kelly Benefits' servers between Dec 12-17, 2024. Personal information, including government IDs and financial data, was exfiltrated. Lincoln's systems were not compromised. Notices were sent on April 30, 2025, offering Kroll identity monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 14, 2025 → Filed with AG May 1, 202548d ⏱ ME AG >30d7 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 · 92 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 48 days

Dec 12, 2024

Begins

Mar 14, 2025

Discovered

May 1, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_7de7a68d14cff2842025-05-01Verified
Indiana State AGbd_2388c85650b5710f2025-04-30 · +1dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_427382b7ef8295202025-03-20 · +42dVerified

Name: THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: the lincoln national life insurance
Domain: lincolnfinancial.com
Industry: Financial Services

Name: THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: the lincoln national life insurance
Domain: lincolnfinancial.com
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 14, 2025
Breach occurred: Dec 12, 2024 – Dec 17, 2024
Undetected for: 92 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 30, 2025
Affected individuals: 8,848state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Maine Attorney General
Third party: via Kelly Benefits
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Arranged complimentary identity monitoring service through Kroll
Sent written notification to affected individuals
Commenced investigation to confirm nature and scope
Changes made: Third-party provider reviewing security policies, procedures, and tools
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(48 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 48d
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: Mar 14, 2025
→ Filed with AG: May 1, 2025
48d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 14, 2025 → Filed with AG: May 1, 2025	48d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Nebraska State AGMar 20 · first

Indiana State AG+41d

Massachusetts State AG+42d

Maine State AG+42d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 20 (NE), last May 1 (ME) — a 42-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-a1252b4f8318/44a256a5-1268-42cb-905a-4590e0cb048d.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 1, 2025
Raw hash: 5c5c66498971918e423a4c5a4563f80096220800adec0d12402cbb7820bdfb45

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Victim entityTHE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Incidentdiscovered Mar 14, 2025

Stated responseArranged complimentary identity monitoring service through Kroll

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov