Prudential Financial Inc 8-K/A, filed Feb 21, 2024
Prudential Financial Inc (PRU)
About this 8-K/A
Prudential Financial Inc filed this 8-K/A on February 21, 2024, reporting on events of February 12, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 1.05: Material cybersecurity incident
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Explanatory Note
| Item 1.05 | Material Cybersecurity Incidents. |
As disclosed in the Original Report, on February 5, 2024, we detected that, beginning February 4, 2024, a threat actor had gained unauthorized access to certain of our systems. With assistance from external cybersecurity experts, we immediately activated our cybersecurity incident response process to investigate, contain, and remediate the incident. As of the date of this Report, we believe the threat actor is a cybercrime group, and our investigation has identified that the group accessed and exfiltrated from a platform limited data that includes some client information and personally identifiable information. The threat actor also accessed and exfiltrated Company administrative and user data from certain information technology systems and accessed a small percentage of Company user accounts associated with employees and contractors. We reported this matter to relevant law enforcement and have been informing regulatory authorities.
On the basis of the investigation to date, we have not found any evidence of malware, ransomware, data destruction or alteration, or that the threat actor currently has access to our systems. We continue to investigate the extent and impact of the incident, including whether the threat actor accessed any additional information or systems.
As of the date of this Report, the incident has not had a material impact on the Company’s operations, and the Company has not determined the incident is reasonably likely to materially impact the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Certain of the statements included in this Report, including with respect to the threat actor’s access to our systems, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects upon the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company’s actual results may differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements. Certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements can be found in the “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” sections included in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company does not undertake to update any particular forward-looking statement included in this document.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 21, 2024
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Brian P. Spitser | |||
| Name: Brian P. Spitser | ||||
| Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary | ||||