Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”) regarding its recent data breach. The Prudential data breach may have involved sensitive personal information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.:
Prudential is an insurance and financial services provider based in New Jersey. Founded in 1875, Prudential offers a wide variety of financial products and services to both individuals and businesses, including financial education, life insurance, health insurance, retirement planning, annuities, and investments. As of November 2023, Prudential serves over 50 million customers in over 50 countries and has $1.4 trillion in assets under management.2 Headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, Prudential has additional locations in North and South America, Asia, Australia, and Europe, and employs over 30,000 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On February 5, 2024, Prudential discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which company data may have been accessed. Through its ongoing investigation, Prudential determined that a threat actor may have accessed this data beginning on February 4, 2024. On February 12, 2024, Prudential reported the data breach in its Form 8-K filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
If you believe you have been impacted by the Prudential Financial, Inc. data breach:
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 Prudential data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy;
- 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.