"NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $14.2 million from eight car insurance companies for failing to protect the private information of more than 825,000 New Yorkers. The data breaches were part of a hacking campaign that targeted car insurance companies' quoting tools and stole people's personal information, including driver's license numbers and dates of birth. The hackers later used some of the stolen driver's license information to file fraudulent unemployment claims at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic."
"An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) concluded that the car insurance companies did not implement reasonable data security controls to protect consumers' private information. Today's settlements require all eight companies to pay penalties and significantly improve their data security. Affected New Yorkers were offered free credit report monitoring for one year."
Eight car insurance companies agreed to pay $14.2 million after breaches exposed the private information of more than 825,000 New Yorkers. Hackers targeted insurance quoting tools and stole data including driver's license numbers and dates of birth. Some stolen driver's license information was later used to file fraudulent unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. An investigation by the OAG and the New York State Department of Financial Services found inadequate data security controls. Settlements require penalties and significant security improvements. Affected New Yorkers received one year of free credit report monitoring. Total recoveries from auto insurers reached $20.79 million to date.
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