Hacked information includes names of customers, addresses, phone numbers and emails.
The July cyber-attack at U.S. insurance firm Allianz Life compromised the personal data of 1.1 million customers.
Last month, SC UK reported that Allianz Life had most of its 1.4 million customers' data compromised following a data breach of its third-party cloud-based customer relationship management system on July 16th.
This involved the theft of personal data belonging to clients, financial professionals, and certain employees, according to the company, who emphasised the intrusion to be contained within the company alone.
Now confirmed by breach notification service Have I Been Pwned, the hacked information includes names of customers, addresses, phone numbers and emails. According to Reuters, Allianz Life spokesperson declined to comment at the moment, as the company's investigation is ongoing.
Jon Abbott, CEO of ThreatAware, said the stolen personal information of 1.1 million customers is significant. “The sensitive and valuable information held in CRM tools is exactly why it’s targeted by attackers. The data can be used by other cybercriminals for identity theft and phishing campaigns.”
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
