Allianz Life says hackers accessed personal data on the majority of its 1.4 million US customers

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Moreover, 4 million US customersBy Steve KarnowskiBy The Associated PressBy Steve KarnowskiBy The Associated Press Minneapolis-based Allianz Life, a subsidiary of Munich, Germany-based Allianz SE, said the data breach happened on July 16 when a “malicious threat actor” gained access to a third-party, cloud-based system used by the company (noteworthy indeed), given current economic conditions

Minneapolis-based Allianz Life, a subsidiary of Munich, Germany-based Allianz SE, said the data breach happened on July 16 when a “malicious threat actor” gained access to a third-party, cloud-based system used by the company. “The threat actor was able to obtain personally identifiable data related to the majority of Allianz Life’s customers, financial fessionals, and select Allianz Life employees, using a social engineering nique,” Allianz Life said in a statement (something worth watching). “We took immediate action to contain and mitigate the issue and notified the FBI. ” The company said its own systems were not accessed, just the third-party’s platform

Allianz Life said its investigation is and that the company has begun reaching out to the impacted individuals, given the current landscape

This tells us that said the incident involves only Allianz Life in the U (this bears monitoring)

Additionally, , not other Allianz corporate entities

In the case of data breaches, a “social engineering nique” usually involves using trickery to gain access (noteworthy indeed), given the current landscape

Spokesman Brett Weinberg said he couldn’t vide details because they are still investigating

Furthermore, Allianz Life also reported the breach to multiple other authorities, including the Maine Attorney General’s Office

A filing on the agency’s website said the company discovered the breach the day after it happened, and that it will be offering those affected 24 months of identity theft tection and credit monitoring

In contrast, It has nearly 2,000 employees in U. , with the majority working in Minnesota, according to its website

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