← Lincoln National Corporation

2010 — Lincoln National Corporation: Jan 2010 (vulnerability reported Aug 2009), 1.2M records

2010 1.2M records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Names, SSNs, account numbers, balances, DOB, emails

Technical writeup

Jan 2010 (vulnerability reported Aug 2009). Shared usernames/passwords for portfolio system (Lincoln Financial Securities, Lincoln Financial Advisors). Six shared credentials created as early as 2002. Exposed: names, SSNs, account numbers, balances, DOB, emails. Kroll forensic; no evidence of external misuse. Discontinued shared credentials; offered credit monitoring.

Root cause

Shared credentials; policy violations by employees/vendors.

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