Millions of Americans' personal data stolen in data heist
The data heist occurred on July 16 when a 'malicious threat actor' gained access to a third-party, cloud-based system. It was discovered the following day. '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,' Allianz Life said in a statement.
'We took immediate action to contain and mitigate the issue and notified the FBI.' The insurance giant said it notified the FBI and, based on its ongoing investigation, that there is no evidence the Allianz Life network or other company systems were accessed, including their policy administration system — just the third-party platform.
The insurance giant's filing with Maine's attorney general did not indicate the number of customers affected. In the case of data breaches, a 'social engineering technique' usually involves using trickery to gain access.
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