<ul><li>Allstate, the US insurance giant, is being sued by New York's Attorney General for allegedly losing sensitive customer data and not notifying the victims.</li><li>The lawsuit claims that Allstate's lax security practices resulted in two data breaches, one in 2020 and one in 2021, which were not reported until the filing of the lawsuit.</li><li>The first breach impacted 12,000 individuals, and the second breach affected an additional 187,000 customers after Allstate acquired National General in January 2021.</li><li>New York's Attorney General seeks civil fines of $5,000 per violation, plus other remedies, while Allstate denies any wrongdoing and states they promptly addressed the incidents.</li></ul>

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