Unum Details

Unum

Chattanooga, Tennessee • employees • Insurance

Industry

Insurance

Security Incidents

Unum Group is an American insurance company headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Founded as Union Mutual in 1848 and known as UnumProvident from 1999-2007. The company is part of the Fortune 500.

Security Incidents

Unum Breach of Jun 2023

Severity Score

Low

Type

Unknown

Summary

The Unum cyber security incident of June 2023 involved the detection of suspicious activity within its MOVEit Transfer application on June 1, 2023. An unauthorized individual exploited a vulnerability in the MOVEit server and copied data between May 31, 2023, and June 1, 2023. Unum took immediate action by taking the MOVEit server offline, alerting law enforcement, applying security patches, and initiating a thorough investigation. Approximately 530,000 individuals had their information compromised in this breach. Unum has since been enhancing its security controls to prevent future cyber thre...
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Severity

The Unum cyber security incident of June 2023 was severe as it involved unauthorized access to the MOVEit Transfer application, leading to the copying of data from the MOVEit server. The company detected suspicious activity on June 1, 2023, and took immediate action by shutting down the server, alerting law enforcement, and conducting a thorough investigation.

Impact

The breach impacted approximately 530,000 individuals whose information was copied by the unauthorized party. Affected individuals face a present and continuing risk of identity theft and fraud, as well as out-of-pocket expenses associated with preventing, detecting, and recovering from the misuse of their information.