Hackers who violated the US Insurance Giant Allianz Life earlier this month stole customer social security numbers, according to alerts filed with many US states and saw TechCrunch.
Allianz Life revealed the July 16th breach this weekend, confirming to TechCrunch that unknown hackers stole personal information belonging to the “majority” of its 1.4 million customers, as well as its professionals.
The company said the database of its customer relationships is at stake in a social engineering attack, a blow in which malicious hackers use deception tricks, such as the employee’s mimic claiming to have lost their password, to persuade the aids to access them.
To one new deposit With Texas Attorney General, Allianz Life said hackers stole names, birth dates, postal addresses and social security numbers from his database. A ligament With the office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts he also confirmed the social security numbers obtained in the violation.
When achieved by email, Allianz Life Brett Weinberg spokesman said the company was aware of the types of personal data stolen in the breach, but refused to share this information with TechCrunch.
The spokesman said the Allianz Life is expected to start alerting people affected by August 1st.
“The letters will provide specific information about people affected, including the type of data that may have been affected,” the spokesman added.
Allianz Life is the latest insurance company, including aflac and ErigaIn recent weeks to have been violated, multiple Piracy teams known for social engineering attacks increase their government.
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Was updated with an additional comment by Allianz Life.
