US insurance giant AFLAC says customer personal data was stolen during a cyber attack
AFLAC, one of the largest insurers in the United States, says hackers stole an unknown amount of customer personal information from their network during a cyber attack earlier this month.
Insurance giant was confirmed on a Friday Legally necessary submission On June 12, the company identified hackers in its system and contained the incident. AFLAC said that supplementary insurance is provided to individuals whose primary providers do not cover costs, and although the number of customers affected by the data breaches remains to be known, personal data includes customer claims such as Social Security numbers and health information.
The violations also include data from AFLAC beneficiaries, employees and agents, the company said.
AFLAC said the system was not affected by ransomware, but attributed the violation to an unspecified cybercriminal group known to target the US insurance industry. According to That Friday’s press releaseAflac said hackers will use social engineering tactics to infiltrate the network.
AFLAC spokesman who did not provide a name refused to answer TechCrunch questions when it arrived via email on Monday.
AFLAC has approximately 50 million customers per person Company websitethe latest US insurance company to experience cyberattacks in recent weeks amid warnings that hackers are targeting the wider insurance industry.
John Hultquist, chief analyst for Google’s Threat Intelligence Unit, said last week that the unit “recognizes multiple intrusions” in the US, which features scattered spider-linked activity. Social Engineering There is a threat of violence to target corporate help desks and call centers to access the network.
The same goes for hackers too It is reportedly Recent invasions in Erie Insurance and Philadelphia Insurance CompanyThis month, it disclosed a cyberattack that is currently undergoing chaos.
Hackers associated with scattered spider attacks are known to be financially motivated and previously linked to cyber attacks and intrusions High-tech giant, Casino, hoteland Recent data breach The entire UK and US retail sector.