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Unum Group "Unum"

Unum Group "Unum" notified California AG on Jan 28, 2022 of a data breach, which occurred on Nov 15, 2021. Data exposed: Email address.

All 3 filings by Unum Group "Unum", state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Unum Group "Unum"
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Jan 28, 2022
Date(s) of breach
Thursday, October 28, 2021Monday, November 15, 2021
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Email address
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Nov 23, 2021, as stated in the letter
"On November 23, 2021, Unum learned that the contents of a Unum employee’s email account had been accessed by an unknown actor."
Days to notice
66 days from discovery (Nov 23, 2021) to the California record (Jan 28, 2022). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter
24 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:04 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 Unum Group "Unum"

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Unum Group ("Unum") Oregon DOJ OR Jan 28, 2022 34,143 Not stated
Unum Group (“Unum”) Delaware DOJ DE Jan 28, 2022 537 Email address

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