National Western Life Insurance Company

National Western Life Insurance Company notified California AG on Jan 25, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Aug 10, 2020. Data exposed: Name.

Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization: National Western Life Insurance Company
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Jan 25, 2021
Date(s) of breach: Friday, August 7, 2020Monday, August 10, 2020
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Aug 15, 2020, as stated in the letter
"On August 15, 2020, NWL discovered a malware incident impacting certain company systems."
Days to notice: 163 days from discovery (Aug 15, 2020) to the California record (Jan 25, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter: credit or identity monitoring through Experian
Third party: The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:08 UTC

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