Lawsuit Investigation: MAPFRE Insurance Data Breach
Last Updated on September 23, 2024
At A Glance
- This Alert Affects:
- Anyone who received a letter from MAPFRE Insurance stating that their information was exposed in a July 2023 data breach.
- What’s Going On?
- In late August 2023, MAPFRE Insurance began notifying consumers that their personal information – and possibly vehicle information – had been accessed by an unknown party. More than 266,000 Massachusetts residents are reportedly affected by the breach, and now attorneys are investigating whether a class action can be filed.
- How Could a Lawsuit Help?
- If filed and successful, a class action lawsuit could provide victims the chance to recover money for any harm they’ve experienced as a result of the MAPFRE Insurance data breach. This may include refunds for out-of-pocket losses and compensation for identity theft, time lost responding to the breach and more.
- What You Can Do
- If you got a letter from MAPFRE Insurance stating that your information was involved in a data breach, fill out the form on this page for more information. You may be able to help get a class action lawsuit started.
Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are investigating whether a lawsuit can be filed against MAPFRE Insurance in light of a July 2023 data breach that reportedly affected more than 266,000 individuals.
In late August 2023, MAPFRE Insurance began sending notices to those affected by the security incident, which involved an unknown party gaining access to information that includes driver’s license numbers.
It’s now being investigated whether MAPFRE, formerly known as The Commerce Group, took proper steps to safeguard consumers’ sensitive and private information and, if not, whether a class action lawsuit could be filed.
Did you get a letter about the MAPFRE Insurance data breach? If you received this notice, a sample of which can be seen here, help this investigation by filling out the form on this page. You may be able to help get a class action lawsuit started.
MAPFRE Security Incident: What Happened?
Between July 1 and July 2, 2023, an unknown party gained access to certain consumer information via MAPFRE’s Massachusetts online quoting platform, according to the notice.
Driver’s license numbers were reportedly exposed in the breach, with MAPFRE adding that vehicle information, including makes, models, years and vehicle identification numbers (VINs), may have also been accessed.
Driver’s license numbers are highly sensitive because they can be used to submit fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits and other forms of identity theft. Reportedly, 266,142 Massachusetts residents are affected by the breach.
How Could a Class Action Lawsuit Help?
A class action lawsuit has the potential to provide consumers with the chance to seek compensation for:
- Lost time spent responding to the breach (reviewing credit reports, obtaining a copy of your driving record, running background checks on yourself, addressing fraudulent uses of your information, etc.)
- Refunds for out-of-pocket losses resulting from the breach, such as the cost of credit reports
- Compensation for damage to credit
- Credit monitoring and/or identity theft protection services
If you got a letter about the MAPFRE Insurance data breach, fill out the form on this page today.
After you get in touch, an attorney or legal representative may reach out to you directly to ask you a few questions and explain more about what you can do. It doesn’t cost anything to get in touch or speak to someone about your rights.
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