US insurance coverage agency Allianz Life has informed the media that hackers stole private information of the “majority” of its prospects and workers earlier this month.
The corporate says {that a} hacker gained entry to an unnamed third-party cloud-based CRM utilized by Allianz Life, utilizing a social engineering assault.
The agency hasn’t stated if it has obtained a ransom demand, and it hasn’t shared any particulars on who the hackers may need been.
Nonetheless, we’ve seen different insurance coverage companies focused lately, together with Aflac.
What’s the betting that that is hackers as soon as once more utilizing the Scattered Spider playbook – calling up help groups posing as prospects or staff, pretending to be locked out of their accounts, and tricking help workers into granting them entry.
Perhaps with a slice of phishing, SIM swapping, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) bombing too…
