A data breach affecting approximately 1.5 million individuals was caused by a cyberattack on Allianz Life Insurance’s third-party CRM system, with sensitive personal info stolen. The incident was linked to the notorious Scattered Spider group, which has targeted multiple major corporations. #ScatteredSpider #AllianzLife
Keypoints
- The breach impacted around 1.5 million people, including customers, professionals, and employees.
- The attack involved a cloud-based CRM system used by Allianz Life in the US.
- The compromised data included names, birth dates, addresses, and Social Security numbers.
- Allianz Life responded by offering two years of free identity theft monitoring to affected individuals.
- The cyberattack was perpetrated by the Scattered Spider hacking group, linked to other high-profile targets.
Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/1-5-million-impacted-by-allianz-life-data-breach/