Universal Music Group Discloses Data Breach Affecting 680 Americans in 2024

TapTechNews October 9th news, Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's largest music company, disclosed a data breach that occurred in mid-July 2024, confirming that some sensitive customer information was stolen.

Although UMG did not provide a specific report, according to the documents of the Office of the Attorney General of Maine, this leak incident involved at least the personal information of 680 Americans.

UMG stated in the notification letter sent to affected customers that it detected unauthorized activities in one of its internal applications in early July 2024, and then launched an investigation and finally determined the investigation results on August 30, confirming that an unauthorized third party accessed the database that may include sensitive information such as customer names and social security numbers.

The company said, Although we have not found evidence that your information has been misused, we are informing you of this event so that you can take measures to maintain the security of your identity.

UMG stated that the company will provide 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection for affected customers through Experian's IdentityWorks (TapTechNews note: IdentityWorks is an identity theft protection service that continuously monitors customer credit reports and provides assistance).