On October 23, 2024, Landmark Admin, LLC (“Landmark Admin”) filed a data breach complaint with the Maine Attorney General after discovering that hackers were able to encrypt and remove data from Landmark Admin’s system . In this notice, Landmark Admin explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ sensitive data, including their names; addresses; social security numbers; driver’s license numbers; state ID card numbers; passport numbers; bank account and routing numbers; medical information; health insurance numbers; dates of birth; as well as information on life and pension insurance. After completing the investigation, Landmark Admin began sending data breach notification letters to all 806,519 individuals whose data was affected by the recent data security incident.
If you have received a data breach notification from Landmark Admin, LLC, it is important that you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. A data breach attorney can help you learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft and discuss your legal options after the data breach at Landmark Admin. For more information, see our recent article on this topic Here.
What caused the groundbreaking data breach by administrators?
The Landmark Admin data breach was recently announced and more information is expected in the near future. However, Landmark Admin’s filing with the Maine Attorney General provides some important information about what led to the breach. According to this source, on May 13, 2024, Landmark Admin detected suspicious activity on its IT network. The following day, Landmark Admin discovered that an unauthorized person had attempted to access its network.
In response, Landmark Admin secured its systems and then hired external cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation. While this investigation is ongoing, Landmark Admin learned that on June 17, 2024, the unauthorized party was able to regain access to its IT network, including certain files containing sensitive consumer information. Thus, the unauthorized activity on Landmark Admin’s systems occurred between May 13, 2024 and June 17, 2024.
After learning that sensitive consumer data was accessible to unauthorized parties, Landmark Admin reviewed the compromised files to determine what information was leaked and which consumers were affected. The Landmark administrator recently completed this process. Although the breached information varies from person to person, it may include your name; Address; social security number; driver’s license number; state-issued ID number; passport number; bank account and sort code; medical information; health insurance number; Birth date; as well as information on life and pension insurance.
In its filing with the Maine Attorney General, Landmark Admin notes that the incident involved information provided to the company by Liberty Bankers Insurance Group, which includes the following subsidiaries:
- American Monumental Life Insurance Company,
- Pellerin Life Insurance Company,
- American Benefit Life Insurance Company,
- Liberty Bankers Life Insurance Company,
- Continental Mutual Insurance Company and
- Capitol Life Insurance Company.
On October 23-24, 2024, Landmark Admin will begin sending data breach letters to everyone affected by the recent data security incident. These letters should provide victims with a list of information belonging to them that was compromised.
Learn more about Landmark Admin, LLC
Landmark Admin, LLC is an insurance administrator based in Brownwood, Texas. Landmark Admin provides personalized third-party administration solutions (TPA) for life insurance and annuity companies. Landmark Admin employs more than 32 people and generates approximately $7 million in annual revenue.
