2012 — Nationwide: A portion of the computer network used by…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
A portion of the computer network used by Nationwide and Allied Insurance agents was breached by cyber criminals on October 3. The attack was discovered on the same day and contained. On October 16, it was determined that names, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, dates of birth, marital status, gender, occupation, and employer information had been stolen. Affected parties were identified on November 2 and notifications were sent on November 16.UPDATE (11/20/2012): At least 28,
Root cause
Hacking