2011 — Prudential Financial: Real estate records dating back to 2005 were found…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
Real estate records dating back to 2005 were found in a condominium dumpster by a resident. The records included addresses, phone numbers and copies of personal checks. Prudential Patterson Realtors was sold to Prudential Select Properties in December 2010. Prudential Select said that shredding sensitive documents is their policy.
Root cause
Physical theft