Financial services biz Allianz says the majority of customers of one of its North American subsidiaries had their data stolen in a cyberattack.
Lawyers acting on behalf of US-based Allianz Life filed a breach notification with Maine’s attorney general on Saturday, saying the intrusion began on July 16 and was detected a day later.
Official filings did not state how many people were affected, or what data was compromised, although in a statement to The Register, Allianz said the majority of its 1.4 million customers were impacted.
“The threat actor was able to obtain personally identifiable data related to the majority of Allianz Life’s customers, financial professionals, and select Allianz Life employees, using a social engineering technique,” a spokesperson said.
Allianz went on to say that the attacker or attackers gained access to Allianz Life’s third-party, cloud-based CRM system, although it did not confirm the vendor supplying that system.
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Source: Majority of 1.4M customers caught in Allianz Life data heist • The Register
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