At Console & Associates, our data breach lawyers are closely examining the recent American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company (“American Equity”) data breach. This breach was disclosed following a cyber security incident, which may have affected an unknown number of individuals, potentially exposing sensitive personal information.
A recent report from the Attorney General of Massachusetts states that the American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company was compromised due to a cyber security attack that was discovered on May 23, 2024 after the company learned an employee email account was compromised. An investigation confirmed that the unauthorized party was able to access confidential information belonging to certain consumers. Data breach letters were sent out by American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company on June 25, 2024 informing affected individuals about the nature of the incident and compromised data.
Based in West Des Moines, Iowa, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company is a financial services and life insurance company.
How do you know that you were affected by the American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company data breach? Usually victims receive a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH in the mail, but the impact of a breach can be felt long before notices are sent to those affected. This can be in the form of fraudulent financial activity and other forms of identity theft.
If you believe you were affected, we encourage you to reach out to our data breach attorneys for a no-cost consultation about your situation, your eligibility to file a data breach class action lawsuit and any compensation that may be available to you.
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