"On Tuesday, the company confirmed it has begun notifying around 22.65 million whose data was stolen during the cyberattack. In a filing with the Texas attorney general, Aflac said that the stolen data includes customer names, dates of birth, home addresses; government-issued ID numbers (such as passports and state ID cards) and driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers; as well as medical and health insurance information."
"And, in a filing with the Iowa attorney general, Aflac said that the cybercriminals responsible for the breach "may be affiliated with a known cyber-criminal organization; federal law enforcement and third-party cybersecurity experts have indicated that this group may have been targeting the insurance industry at large." Given that Scattered Spider, an amorphous collective of primarily young English-speaking hackers, was targeting the insurance industry at the time of the breach, it's likely that this is the group Aflac is referring to."
Aflac disclosed in June that hackers stole customers' personal information including Social Security numbers and health information. The company confirmed it has begun notifying about 22.65 million people whose data was stolen in the cyberattack. Filings with Texas and Iowa attorneys general detail that stolen data includes names, dates of birth, home addresses, government-issued ID numbers (passports, state ID cards), driver's license numbers, Social Security numbers, and medical and health insurance information. Aflac indicated the cybercriminals may be affiliated with a known cyber-criminal organization, likely Scattered Spider. The company reports roughly 50 million customers and other insurers were also hacked.
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