Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating PFS Investments, Inc., and its affiliate company Primerica, Inc., regarding its recent data breach. The PFS Investments data breach may have involved sensitive personal information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT PFS INVESTMENTS, INC. AND PRIMERICA, INC.:
Primerica is a financial services company based in Georgia. Founded in 1977, Primerica offers a variety of financial services to families and individuals, including financial education, a personalized financial needs analysis, and financial products such as term life insurance and mutual funds.2 Additionally, Primerica markets other financial products such as mutual fund investments, individual 401(k) programs, IRAs and annuities.2 Today, its affiliate, PFS Investments, is a dually registered as a broker-dealer that offers many of the same products, such as mutual funds, variable annuities, college savings plans and employer-sponsored retirement plans to the saving and investing public.3 Headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, Primerica operates throughout the U.S., Canada, and the territories of Puerto Rico and Guam, and employs more than 2,000 corporate employees who support more than 135,000 licensed independent representatives.4
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, PFS Investments reported to the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its care may have been compromised. Beyond this, the PFS Investments breach notice does not elaborate on the nature of the security incident that impacted its systems. While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social security number
- Driver’s license number
- Financial account information
As a result of the data breach, PFS Investments began mailing data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notices provided to the Massachusetts residents, PFS Investments is providing affected individuals with a list of the information impacted and 24 months of complimentary identity monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification letter that PFS Investments filed with the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from PFS Investments, Inc. or Primerica, Inc.:
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 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
