Hackers stole Social Security Number during Arians Life Cyber Attack

According to notifications filed in several US and seen by TechCrunch, hackers who violated the lives of US insurance giant Allianz earlier this month stole a large number of clients’ Social Security numbers.

Allianz Life revealed July 16th will be a violation last weekend.confirmed that an unconfirmed hacker has stole personally identifiable information belonging to the “majority” of its 1.4 million customers and stole financial experts and employees of Allianz Life.

The company said its customer relationship database was breached. Social Engineering AttacksConvince the help desk to grant access to the system or network using tricks such as a malicious hacker impersonating an employee who claims to have lost their password.

in New filing Together with the Texas Attorney General, Allianz Life said the hackers stole their name, date of birth, postal address and Social Security number from the database. a Separate filings The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office has also confirmed that a Social Security number was obtained for the violation.

When TechCrunch arrived, Allianz Life spokesman Brett Weinberg did not specify what kind of personal data was at risk for the violation, nor did the company say whether it still knows which data was still being retrieved.

The spokesman said Allianz’s life is expected to begin notifying affected individuals by August 1.

“This letter provides specific information relating to the affected individual, including the type of data that may have been affected,” the spokesman added.

Allianz Life is the latest insurance company Aflac and Ellieviolated in recent weeks multiple Hacking Group Attacks known for social engineering attacks increase cyber attacks.

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