Published
October 9, 2023
If you got a notice from Builders Mutual Insurance about its September 2023 data breach, your name and Social Security number may be among the 64,761 records exposed.
What Is the Builders Mutual Insurance Data Breach About?
Builders Mutual Insurance Company offers insurance products and packages for construction companies throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. They are headquartered in North Carolina. On September 18, 2023, Builders Mutual began notifying individuals of a security breach to the company computer system which exposed sensitive personal consumer data. The total number of people affected by this data breach is reported to be 64,761. If you are one of these people, your full name and Social Security number (and possibly more) could already be in the hands of criminal hackers.Recent data breaches in the health care and insurance industries included customer data such as the following personally sensitive and identifiable information:
• Patients' Names,
• Date of birth,
• Address,
• Phone number,
• Social Security number,
• Driver's license number,
• Financial account information,
• Bank card numbers,
• Treatment and diagnosis history,
• Prescription information,
• Health insurance information and more.
Data breaches are serious matters that can cause long term damage. Hackers break into networks so that they can steal your personal information to sell it on the dark web, commit identity theft, financial theft or other frauds. The theft of sensitive, protected health information, and personally identifiable information can lead to a plethora of problems for individuals who are the victims of data breaches that occurred in databases they were not even aware of. Typically, the individual that may have been hacked includes sensitive and personally identifiable information.
Data breaches can also result in a long-term erosion of personal data privacy, as the hacked personally identifiable information may be traded or shared amongst cyber-criminals for years to come, on the internet, the dark web, or elsewhere.. This significantly increases the risk of further identity theft, financial fraud and massive headaches for consumers and victims.
Status
Under Investigation
Intake ongoing · no settlement fund yet
People Affected
64,761
notified starting September 18, 2023
Data Exposed
Names & SSNs
and possibly more, per the breach notice
Proof Required
Yes
How Do I Qualify?
If you received a letter from Builders Mutual Insurance Co., Inc. notifying you that your personal information was impacted in their data breach, use the link below to find out whether you may be eligible for compensation!Free settlement alerts
Get notified when new class actions open to claims
Join thousands of readers who get the latest class action settlements you may qualify for — delivered straight to your inbox.
For more open class actions keep scrolling below.
