Posted On July 26, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
July 26 – The Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (“Sun Life”) data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C are investigating the data breach that was reported after the company was affected by a recent third party cyber security attack at Pension Benefit Information. The Sun Life data breach resulted in the names, Social Security Numbers, policy numbers, account numbers and dates of birth of certain individuals being compromised.
According to a notice posted on their website, Sun Life reported a data breach after they were affected by a recent third party cyber security attack at Pension Benefit Information. Sun Life was recently informed that Pension Benefit Information (“PBI”), experienced a data breach related to the MOVEit file transfer software created by Progress Software. Earlier this year, Progress Software, announced that the program contained a critical vulnerability that allowed hackers to access data stored on MOVEit servers, including PBI’s. Because of this, some personal information belonging to U.S. Sun Life customers that had been shared with PBI were accessed. The company launched an investigation confirming that one of its servers was accessed by an unauthorized third party. Once PBI informed Sun Life of the incident, Sun Life decided to conduct its own investigation alongside PBI to confirm what data was involved. Sun Life may send out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach once its investigation is completed.
To learn more about the Sun Life data breach, see our latest piece on the topic.
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada is an international financial services organization based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sun Life provides a range of protection and wealth products and services to individuals, businesses and institutions, including insurance, investments, advice, and asset management. Sun Life is listed on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the symbol “SLF.”
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the Sun Life data breach to determine what damages they sustained and what compensation may be available to them. If you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Sun Life and would like a free consultation, contact the Console & Associates, P.C. law firm at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form.
