NY Fines Auto Insurance Companies $19 Million Over Data Breaches

New York’s Department of Financial Services has secured more than $19 million in penalties from eight auto insurance companies over data breaches that exposed residents’ personal data, the state agency said Tuesday.

The DFS investigation found that the auto insurers failed to comply with the state’s cybersecurity regulations, allowing hackers to access nonpublic consumer information, including driver’s license numbers and dates of birth. The companies involved are Farmers Insurance Exchange, Hagerty Insurance Agency LLC, Hartford Fire Insurance Co., Infinity Insurance Co., Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Metromile Insurance Co., Midvale Indemnity Co., and State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co.

As part of ...