Case file: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Every government filing on this incident, the dates as stated, and the days to notice against each state's statute. Built from the records on Nov 9, 2026, agency link on every row. Not legal advice.
The incident
- Breach window
- Jan 29, 2026
- Discovered
- No discovery date stated in the letters we read
- State and federal records
- 1 filing, Mar 9, 2026
- Residents counted
- No state publishes a resident count for this incident
- Everyone affected
- No filing gives a total
- Information exposed
- Social Security number
- Offered to those affected
- 12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
- Third party named
- No
- Prior incidents
- 4 earlier incidents on record for this organization
Filings
| Agency | Record date | People | In total | Days to notice | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California California AG | Mar 9, 2026 | Not published | 39 days from breach end, statute 30 days | Letter Record |
People is the count the filing gives, residents of the state unless marked total. Days to notice runs from the discovery date the letter states, or from the end of the breach window when no letter states one, to the date on the state's first record of the incident. "Over" marks a count past the days the state's statute allows for notice to residents. The statute's trigger is a question of fact, the days are arithmetic.
Notice timing, state by state
- 39 days from the end of the breach window (Jan 29, 2026, no discovery date in the letter) to the California record (Mar 9, 2026). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
The statutes
- California: 30 days to notify residents from discovery or notification of the breach, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82. Sample notice to the Attorney General when more than 500 Californians are notified, within 15 days of the consumer notice (effective 2026).
Prior incidents by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
| Records | Breach window | Filed with | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 to Mar 9, 2026 | Not stated in the filings | Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Massachusetts | 3 residents |
| Mar 28, 2024 to Aug 27, 2024 | Feb 23, 2023 to Feb 22, 2024 | Delaware, California, California | 719 residents |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Jul 24, 2020 | California | n/a |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Oct 18, 2018 | California | n/a |
Filings more than six months apart are shown as separate incidents.
Sources and method
Records as published by California AG. Letter facts (discovery date, monitoring, third party) are read from the consumer letter the agency posted, 1 letter read for this incident, and quoted so you can check them. Texas and HHS publish no letters. First-seen times on each record page. Spot an error? Email support@breachtally.com with this page link.