Lemonade’s 190,000 Driver’s License Snafu: A Comedy of Errors in Unencrypted Data Transmission
Lemonade insurance is squeezing out apologies after a glitch exposed driver’s license numbers of 190,000 customers. The company says no lemonade was spilled—just some unencrypted data. But don’t worry, they’re offering a year of free identity protection, so at least you’ll be insured against their next oopsie!
Hot Take:
Well, Lemonade just served up a sour surprise! Turns out, the insurance company had a little “technical glitch” that made 190,000 driver’s license numbers easier to access than a lemonade stand on a hot summer day. But don’t worry, they say it’s all fixed now—like a lemon with sugar added. Sweet, right?
Key Points:
- Lemonade exposed 190,000 driver’s license numbers due to a vulnerability.
- The incident involved an online application for car insurance quotes.
- The vulnerability existed from April 2023 to September 2024.
- Lemonade is offering 12 months of free credit monitoring services to affected individuals.
- The company claims their operations and other customer data were not compromised.
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