New York Sues Allstate and National General Over Data Breaches

Core Viewpoint - Several insurance companies, including National General and Allstate, are facing a lawsuit from the New York State Attorney General for failing to protect consumer personal information and mishandling data breaches [1][2]. Group 1: Allegations and Breaches - The lawsuit alleges that National General failed to notify consumers about a data breach in 2021 and allowed a larger breach to occur in 2022 [2][5]. - The first data breach exposed the driver's license numbers of nearly 12,000 individuals, while the second breach compromised the driver's license numbers of an additional 187,000 consumers [5]. - National General is accused of not implementing reasonable data security measures before and after Allstate took over its data security operations [3][4]. Group 2: Company Responses - Allstate stated that they resolved the issue years ago by securing their systems after identifying vulnerabilities and notified regulators and affected consumers [4]. - The lawsuit seeks penalties and an injunction to prevent any continued violations of data security laws [5].