Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., which currently conducts business as Voya Financial, regarding its recent data breach. The Voya Financial data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.:
Voya Financial is a financial services company that specializes in investments, insurance, and retirement planning. Founded in 2014, Voya Financial originated as a retirement and investment management subsidiary of ING to establishing itself as an independent company in 2013. By 2014, Voya Financial had completed the rebranding process to its current name. Since then, Voya Financial has continued to expand its operations into benefits administration, insurance, and asset management. Today, Voya Financial is known for its retirement services, serving approximately 14.3 million clients, including individuals, employers, and institutional investors. Headquartered in New York, New York, Voya Financial employs over 7,200 employees in offices across 28 states and Washington, D.C. Voya Financial has manages over $144 billion in assets.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Voya Financial concluded that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed. Through its investigation, Voya Financial determined that an unauthorized actor accessed and acquired this sensitive information through an employee email account on February 9, 2023. On March 3, 2023, Voya Financial began contacting individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Address
If you received a breach notification letter from Voya Financial:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at (608) 237-1775 or sam@turkestrauss.com.
If you were impacted by the Voya Financial data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in any free credit monitoring services provided by Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.;
- Change passwords and security questions for online accounts;
- Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud or unauthorized activity;
- Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft; and
- Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud alert.