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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company notified California AG on Nov 16, 2018 of a data breach, which occurred on Oct 18, 2018. Data exposed: Social Security number, Date of birth, Email address, Postal address, Name.

All 9 filings by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Nov 16, 2018
Date(s) of breach
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Date of birth Email address Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Days to notice
29 days from the end of the breach window (Oct 18, 2018, no discovery date in the letter) to the California record (Nov 16, 2018). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter
12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:14 UTC

Dates and counts as filed by the organization with the agency. The breach window and the report date often differ by months.

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Other filings by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Massachusetts OCABR MA Mar 9, 2026 3 Social Security number
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company California AG CA Mar 9, 2026 Not published Social Security numberName
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Massachusetts OCABR MA Feb 17, 2026 1 Social Security number
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Massachusetts OCABR MA Jan 14, 2026 1 Social Security numberMedical / health information
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Delaware DOJ DE Aug 27, 2024 719 Social Security numberDate of birthName
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company California AG CA Apr 22, 2024 Not published Social Security numberMedical / health informationHealth insurancePostal address+1
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company California AG CA Mar 28, 2024 Not published Social Security numberMedical / health informationHealth insurancePostal address+1
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company California AG CA Aug 10, 2020 Not published Social Security numberEmail addressPostal addressName

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