Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. agreed to a $5.5 million settlement over a 2012 data breach that led to the theft of more than 1 million customers' personal information, attorneys general for 33 states announced Wednesday.
The settlement came after the states claimed Nationwide and a subsidiary failed to apply a critical security patch to its network that could have protected it from the cyberattack. Attorneys general from Connecticut, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington, D.C., were among those involved with the settlement.
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|Data from consumers seeking quotes
Hackers were able to gain access to Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, credit scoring information and other personal data the company collected on consumers seeking quotes, according to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office. Many of the victims were not ultimately insured by Nationwide.
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