Individual Notification Letter - Prudential Financial
Individual Notification Letter - Prudential Financial
[Recipient Name]
[Street Address]
[City, State, and Postal Code]
At Prudential, we take seriously our commitment to protect the information we manage on behalf of
our customers, employees, and company. We are writing to let you know we recently experienced a
cybersecurity incident that affected some of your personal information.
We are providing you with information about the incident, our response, and additional measures you
can take to help protect yourself. Importantly, we are not aware of fraud or misuse of your personal
information resulting from this incident.
What Happened?
On February 5, 2024, Prudential detected unauthorized third-party access to certain company systems
and data. We promptly activated our incident response plan and launched an investigation into the
nature and scope of the issue with assistance from external cybersecurity experts. We also reported this
matter to relevant law enforcement. Through the investigation, we learned that the unauthorized third
party gained access to our network on February 4, 2024 and removed a small percentage of personal
information from our systems.
Our investigation determined that information related to your Prudential products and services was
affected by this incident. This information included your name, address, <<Data Elements>>.
Prudential takes this incident and our responsibility to protect your personal information extremely
seriously. As part of our response, we have worked with leading cybersecurity experts to confirm the
unauthorized third party no longer has access to our company systems. We also have taken proactive
measures to protect our systems and data, including enhancing access controls and security protocols,
and implementing additional monitoring technologies and procedures, among other actions. We are
also taking steps to strengthen our authentication protocols and help protect access to your account.
While we are not aware of identity theft or fraud related to information affected by this incident, as an
additional precaution, we are providing you with 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring
services. Details about this offer and instructions on how to activate these services are enclosed with
this letter.
What You Can Do.
We encourage you to remain vigilant and review your account statements and free credit reports
regularly to ensure there is no unauthorized or explained activity. We also encourage you to enroll in
the complimentary credit monitoring services that we are offering. Please review the enclosed Steps
You Can Take to Help Protect Personal Information, which contains details about this offer and general
guidance on what you can do to safeguard against possible future misuse of your information.
If you have additional questions, you may contact us at [contact information and hours of operation].
Sincerely,
Prudential
Steps You Can Take to Help Protect Personal Information
In response to this incident, we have secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring at no cost to
you for 24 months. Kroll is a global leader in risk mitigation and response, and their team has extensive
experience helping people who have sustained an unintentional exposure of confidential data. Your identity
monitoring services include Credit Monitoring, Fraud Consultation, and Identity Theft Restoration.
For more information about Kroll and your Identity Monitoring services, you can visit
info.krollmonitoring.com.
Additional Information
Credit Monitoring. You will receive alerts when there are changes to your credit data—for instance,
when a new line of credit is applied for in your name. If you do not recognize the activity, you’ll have
the option to call a Kroll fraud specialist, who will be able to help you determine if it is an indicator of
identity theft.
Fraud Consultation. You have unlimited access to consultation with a Kroll fraud specialist. Support
includes showing you the most effective ways to protect your identity, explaining your rights and
protections under the law, assistance with fraud alerts, and interpreting how personal information is
accessed and used, including investigating suspicious activity that could be tied to an identity theft
event.
Identity Theft Restoration. If you become a victim of identity theft, an experienced Kroll licensed
investigator will work on your behalf to resolve related issues. You will have access to a dedicated
investigator who understands your issues and can do most of the work for you. Your investigator will
be able to dig deep to uncover the scope of the identity theft, and then work to resolve it.
Under U.S. law, a consumer is entitled to one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit
reporting bureaus, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. To order a free credit report, visit
www.annualcreditreport.com or call, toll-free, 1-877-322-8228. Consumers may also directly contact the three
major credit reporting bureaus listed below to request a free copy of their credit report.
Consumers have the right to place an initial or extended “fraud alert” on a credit file at no cost. An initial fraud
alert is a one-year alert that is placed on a consumer’s credit file. Upon seeing a fraud alert display on a
consumer’s credit file, a business is required to take steps to verify the consumer’s identity before extending
new credit. If consumers are the victim of identity theft, they are entitled to an extended fraud alert, which is a
fraud alert lasting seven years. Should consumers wish to place a fraud alert, please contact any of the three
major credit reporting bureaus listed below.
As an alternative to a fraud alert, consumers have the right to place a “credit freeze” on a credit report, which
will prohibit a credit bureau from releasing information in the credit report without the consumer’s express
authorization. The credit freeze is designed to prevent credit, loans, and services from being approved in a
consumer’s name without consent. However, consumers should be aware that using a credit freeze to take
control over who gets access to the personal and financial information in their credit report may delay, interfere
with, or prohibit the timely approval of any subsequent request or application they make regarding a new loan,
credit, mortgage, or any other account involving the extension of credit. Pursuant to federal law, consumers
cannot be charged to place or lift a credit freeze on their credit report. To request a credit freeze, individuals
may need to provide some or all of the following information:
1. Full name (including middle initial as well as Jr., Sr., II, III, etc.);
2. Social Security number;
3. Date of birth;
4. Addresses for the prior two to five years;
5. Proof of current address, such as a current utility bill or telephone bill;
6. A legible photocopy of a government-issued identification card (state driver’s license or ID card, etc.);
and
7. A copy of either the police report, investigative report, or complaint to a law enforcement agency
concerning identity theft if they are a victim of identity theft.
Should consumers wish to place a credit freeze or fraud alert, please contact the three major credit reporting
bureaus listed below:
Consumers may further educate themselves regarding identity theft, fraud alerts, credit freezes, and the steps
they can take to protect your personal information by contacting the consumer reporting bureaus, the Federal
Trade Commission, or their state attorney general. The Federal Trade Commission may be reached at: 600
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20580; www.identitytheft.gov; 1-877-ID-THEFT (1-877-438-
4338); and TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The Federal Trade Commission also encourages those who discover that
their information has been misused to file a complaint with them. Consumers can obtain further information on
how to file such a complaint by way of the contact information listed above. Consumers have the right to file a
police report if they ever experience identity theft or fraud. Please note that in order to file a report with law
enforcement for identity theft, consumers will likely need to provide some proof that they have been a victim.
Instances of known or suspected identity theft should also be reported to law enforcement and the relevant state
attorney general. This notice has not been delayed by law enforcement.
For District of Columbia residents, the District of Columbia Attorney General may be contacted at: 400 6th
Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001; 202-727-3400; and oag.dc.gov.
For Maryland residents, the Maryland Attorney General may be contacted at: 200 St. Paul Place, 16th Floor,
Baltimore, MD 21202; 1-410-528-8662 or 1-888-743-0023; and https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/.
For Massachusetts residents, under Massachusetts law, individuals have the right to obtain any police report
filed in regard to this incident. If you are the victim of identity theft, you also have the right to file a police
report and obtain a copy of it.
For New Mexico residents, consumers have rights pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, such as the right to
be told if information in their credit file has been used against them, the right to know what is in their credit file,
the right to ask for their credit score, and the right to dispute incomplete or inaccurate information. Further,
pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the consumer reporting bureaus must correct or delete inaccurate,
incomplete, or unverifiable information; consumer reporting agencies may not report outdated negative
information; access to consumers’ files is limited; consumers must give consent for credit reports to be provided to
employers; consumers may limit “prescreened” offers of credit and insurance based on information in their credit
report; and consumers may seek damages from violators. Consumers may have additional rights under the Fair
Credit Reporting Act not summarized here. Identity theft victims and active-duty military personnel have specific
additional rights pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. We encourage consumers to review their rights
pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act by visiting www.consumerfinance.gov/f/201504_cfpb_summary_your-
rights-under-fcra.pdf, or by writing Consumer Response Center, Room 130-A, Federal Trade Commission, 600
Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580.
For New York residents, the New York Attorney General may be contacted at: Office of the Attorney General,
The Capitol, Albany, NY 12224-0341; 1-800-771-7755; or https://ag.ny.gov.
For North Carolina residents, the North Carolina Attorney General may be contacted at: 9001 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-9001; 1-877-566-7226 or 1-919-716-6000; and www.ncdoj.gov.
For Rhode Island residents, the Rhode Island Attorney General may be reached at: 150 South Main Street,
Providence, RI 02903; www.riag.ri.gov; and 1-401-274-4400. Under Rhode Island law, individuals have the
right to obtain any police report filed in regard to this event. There are approximately [#] Rhode Island residents
that may be impacted by this event