Allianz Life says “majority” of customer personal data stolen in a cyber attack
Allianz Life, the leading US insurance company, confirmed with TechCrunch that hackers stole the “majority” of their customers, financial experts and employees during a data breach in mid-July.
The company disclosed a data breach on Saturday Legally necessary submission Together with Maine’s Attorney General, they didn’t immediately provide how many customers in Allianz were affected. According to its website, its parent company Allianz has over 125 million private and corporate customers worldwide.
When they reached TechCrunch, Allianz Life spokesman Brett Weinberg confirmed the violation.
“On July 16, 2025, malicious threat actors accessed a third-party cloud-based CRM system used by Allianz Life,” referring to the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database that contains information about customers. “Threat actors were able to obtain personally identifiable data related to the majority of Allianz Life clients, financial experts, and were able to use social engineering techniques to select Allianz Life employees,” the spokesman said.
Allianz Life notified the FBI, adding that there was “no evidence” that other systems on the network were at risk.
The insurance giant wouldn’t say whether they received communications from hackers, such as ransom memos. The company also does not attribute violations to hacking groups.
Allianz Life is the latest company in the past month to be hacked amid a wave of data breaches targeting the wider insurance industry. Includes AFLACa major provider of supplementary health insurance. Google’s security researcher said it in June They were “aware of multiple intrusions” across the insurance sector. Techniques that rely on social engineering techniques, a collective of hackers and techniques that are attributed to scattered spiders, are tricking help desks into allowing them to access the company’s network.
Before targeting insurance companies, scattered spider hackers were seen Targeting the UK retail industryin the same way As aviation and transportation sectorand is historically known for hacking. Targeting the Silicon Valley technology giants.
According to a Maine submission, Allianz is expected to begin notifying affected individuals around August 1.
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