Data breach at Allianz life reportedly impacts over 1.4M customers
A cyberattack at US insurance firm Allianz Life in July compromised the personal data of 1.4 million customers, according to an update published to the Office of the Maine Attorney General's website.
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A cyberattack at US insurance firm Allianz Life in late July compromised the personal data of 1.4 million customers, according to an update published to the Office of the Maine Attorney General's website.
Allianz Life had previously said that hackers stole personal information of most of its 1.4 million US customers, financial professionals and select employees. However, Have I Been Pwned said that 1.1 million people had been impacted by the breach.
According to the data published by Have I Been Pwned, the hacked information includes names of customers, addresses, phone numbers and emails.
Now, Allianz Life has revealed that 1.4 million people have been affected by the breach and Social Security numbers were also exposed.
An Allianz Life spokesperson declined to comment at the moment, as the company's investigation is ongoing.
The spokesperson said the company will be providing dedicated resources, including two years of identity monitoring services, to assist impacted individuals.
The breach is part of a broader wave of high-profile cyberattacks targeting global companies, including Microsoft and UnitedHealth Group.
A cyberattack on UnitedHealth's technology division last year — the largest healthcare data breach in US history — affected 192.7 million people.
Meanwhile, hackers infiltrated Microsoft's on-premises SharePoint servers in July, hitting more than 100 organizations, including US government agencies, and raising concerns about identity security.