Horizon Actuarial Services, LLC Data Breach

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Horizon Actuarial Services, LLC, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

computer servers in a dark roomOn November 12, 2021, Horizon Actuarial Services, LLC (“Horizon Actuarial”) received an email from a group of cybercriminals claiming to have stolen copies of personal data from Horizon Actuarial’s computer system. On January 9, 2022 Horizon Actuarial confirmed that these unauthorized third parties obtained access to two of its servers between November 10, 2021 and November 11, 2021. During that time the unauthorized third party used that access to view customer information and access private personally identifiable information.

Horizon Actuarial is an actuarial consulting company in the United States and is located in Atlanta, Georgia. It provides actuarial services including pension plan implementation, health and welfare fund reserve analysis and other services related to defined benefit pension plans. Horizon Actuarial has approximately 368 employees. In total, the data of 194,195 individuals was compromised in the breach. If you received a data breach incident letter from Horizon Actuarial Services, LLC, you were impacted by the breach.

WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED?

According to Horizon Actuarial, the following information was exposed:

  • Social Security numbers
  • Names
  • Addresses
  • Dates of Birth

This information is called your Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). It tells others about you and is considered part of your identity. Businesses are required to secure this information or risk facing statutory penalties, among other legal penalties. Stolen PII can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity.

Horizon Actuarial is offering 12 months of free Identity Monitoring. The best way to protect yourself after a data breach is to sign up for credit and identity protection services as soon as possible. California offers extra protections and legal rights to its residents through the California Consumer Privacy Act.

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Horizon Actuarial Services, LLC, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.