SAG-AFTRA Warns Retirees Against Data Breach of Ufuk Actuarial Services That May Affect Their Personal Information

SAG-AFTRA recommends that members participating in the SAG-Manufacturers Pension Plan and AFTRA Pension Fund receive a letter from Horizon Actuarial Services warning them of data breaches and potential theft of certain personal information. Social Security numbers and dates of birth.

The guild urges members who receive the letter to activate the free identity check service they offer and consider placing a fraud alert or credit freeze on the three major credit reporting agencies Equifax, Experian and TransUnion listed on Horizon Actuarial.

Horizon Actuarial provides actuarial and technical advisory services for the many benefits of a merger plan in the United States, and this data breach has affected dozens of clients, including the Major League Baseball Players Benefit Plan, Health and Benefits of the National Hockey League. Players Association. Foundation and the New York Times Benefit Guild.

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SAG-AFTRA noted that this incident was not a breach of their systems or a breach of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan, SAG-Producer Pension Plan or AFTRA Pension Fund.

Horizon Actuaryal said it received an email on November 12 from a group claiming to have stolen copies of personal data from computer servers. Horizon Actuaryal immediately began work on securing its computer servers and, with the help of outside IT experts, launched an investigation into the legitimacy of the email claims. Horizon Actuary also informed the police. During the investigation, Horizon Actuaryal negotiated and paid for an agreement with the group that it would delete the stolen information and not disclose or use it.

“The investigation showed that access to two Horizon Actuarial computer servers was unauthorized for a limited time on November 10 and 11, 2021,” he added. “The group provided a list of the information they stole. Types of information affected could include names, dates of birth, social security numbers, and health plan information.

Horizon Actuarial provided notification of events with benefit plans initiated on or after 13 January 2022 and offered to report on your behalf. From March 9, 2022, Horizon Actuarial began sending letters to people associated with benefit plans and authorized them to do so. These letters include fraud and identity theft support services and credit monitoring.

Horizon Actuaryal added: “We take this incident and the security of the information we provide very seriously. “We are reviewing our current security policies and have taken additional steps to further protect against such incidents.”