Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Financial Services
  • Entity Name: Lincoln Financial Group
  • Street Address: 1300 S Clinton St
  • City: Fort Wayne
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Indiana
  • Zip Code: 46802

Submitted By

  • Name: Tangela Gerz
  • Title: Privacy specialist
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 2604557286
  • Email Address: tangela.gerz@lfg.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 02/11/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 03/10/2021
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Inadvertent disclosure
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 03/17/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Sample Notification Letter.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: 04/15/2020
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: One year membership in Experian's Identity Works credit monitoring service