Tag: insurance
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1M Farmers Insurance Customers’ Data Compromised
Though the company is informing its customers of the breach, Farmers isn’t publicly divulging what kinds of personal data were affected. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/farmers-insurance-data-compromised
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1M Farmers Insurance Customer Data Compromised
Though the company is informing its customers of the breach, Farmers isn’t publicly divulging what kinds of personal data were affected. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/farmers-insurance-data-compromised
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Formal Methods for Stellar DeFi: Verifying Lending Protocol with Certora Sunbeam Prover
Hello! My name is Kirill Ziborov, and I’m a formal verification engineer and security researcher at Positive Web3. From February 24 to March 18, an audit contest for the Blend protocol on the Stellar blockchain was held on the Code4rena. In addition to the traditional manual audit, the competition included a formal verification track using…
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Farmers Insurance harvests bad news: 1.1M customers snared in data breach
Crims raided third-party systems and lifted personal data, including license numbers and partial SSNs First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/farmers_insurance_breach/
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Behind the Coinbase breach: Bribery emerges as enterprise threat
Coinbase’s widely praised incident response: Coinbase’s transparency, firm stance against the ransom, quick remediation, and willingness to compensate its customers earned wide praise from cybersecurity professionals.According to Coinbase’s Martin, the hackers resorted to paying help desk workers in India precisely because the company had built such a robust security program. Bribery, according to Martin, was…
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Farmers Insurance, Aflac Report Data Breaches to Regulators
Farmers’ HIPAA Breach Affects 1.1 Million; Aflac Is Still Counting Victims. Two major U.S.-based insurers – Farmers Insurance and Aflac Inc. – have each reported to regulators data breaches involving two recent separate cyberattacks. The breaches follow a spring and summer spree of data exfiltration incidents that hit multiple large players in the insurance sector.…
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Farmers Insurance data breach impacts 1.1M people after Salesforce attack
U.S. insurance giant Farmers Insurance has disclosed a data breach impacting 1.1 million customers, with BleepingComputer learning that the data was stolen in the widespread Salesforce attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/farmers-insurance-data-breach-impacts-11m-people-after-salesforce-attack/
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Farmers Insurance data breach impacts 1.1M people after Salesforce attack
U.S. insurance giant Farmers Insurance has disclosed a data breach impacting 1.1 million customers, with BleepingComputer learning that the data was stolen in the widespread Salesforce attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/farmers-insurance-data-breach-impacts-11m-people-after-salesforce-attack/
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Farmers Insurance says 1 million customers affected by cyberattack on third-party vendor
More than one million customers of Farmers Insurance and its subsidiaries were impacted by a cyberattack on a third-party vendor. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/farmers-insurance-million-data-breach
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What is the cost of a data breach?
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, breach, business, ciso, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, finance, fraud, healthcare, ibm, identity, incident response, india, infrastructure, insurance, intelligence, jobs, law, metric, privacy, programming, ransom, ransomware, regulation, risk, security-incident, service, skills, software, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCanada ($4.84 million) and the UK ($4.14million) remain in the top 10 hardest hit, with ASEAN or Association of Southeast Asian Nations ($3.67 million), Australia ($2.55 million), and India ($2.51 million) among the top 15. Breaches by industry: Healthcare remains the industry hit with the highest costs per breach by far, at $7.42 million despite…
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Deutsche Unternehmen setzen auf Cyberversicherungen
Arctic Wolf veröffentlicht die Ergebnisse seines
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Millions Allegedly Affected in Allianz Insurance Breach
Have I Been Pwned claims that the compromised data includes physical addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and more, for life insurance customers. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/millions-allianz-insurance-breach
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Singapore issues critical alert on Dire Wolf ransomware targeting global tech and manufacturing firms
Tags: attack, authentication, backup, business, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, data, defense, email, endpoint, extortion, insurance, intelligence, leak, malicious, mfa, msp, network, phishing, ransom, ransomware, resilience, risk, supply-chain, threat, updateRipple effects on global enterprises: The global business fallout of Dire Wolf ransomware attacks is significant and poses a multi-layered, high-impact threat to global enterprises.”Its attacks directly disrupt operations and supply chains, particularly in manufacturing and tech, leading to production delays, revenue loss, and downstream customer impact,” said Manish Rawat, analyst at TechInsights. “Financial impact…
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Massive Allianz Life data breach impacts 1.1 million people
Hackers have stolen the personal information of 1.1 million individuals in a Salesforce data theft attack, which impacted U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life in July. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-allianz-life-data-breach-impacts-11-million-people/
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Cybersecurity Spending Slows & Security Teams Shrink
Security budgets are lowest in healthcare, professional and business services, retail, and hospitality, but budget growth remained above 5% in financial services, insurance, and tech. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/cybersecurity-spending-slows-teams-shrink
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CSO hiring on the rise: How to land a top security exec role
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, finance, governance, government, healthcare, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, jobs, military, network, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, skills, software, strategy, technology, threat, trainingWide-scale AI adoption shaking up skills sought: In terms of the skills wanted of today’s CSO, Fuller agrees that AI is the game-changer.”Organizations are seeking cybersecurity leaders who combine technical depth, AI fluency, and strong interpersonal skills,” Fuller says. “AI literacy is now a baseline expectation, as CISOs must understand how to defend against AI-driven…
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Insurance Firm Notifies 156K Victims – 1 Year After the Hack
What Makes Timely and Accurate Breach Reporting So Difficult for Some Organizations?. An Illinois-based brokerage firm that works with employers, businesses and consumers to obtain various types of insurance coverage is notifying nearly 156,000 people that their protected health information was compromised in a data theft hack that occurred more than a year ago. Why…
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Ransomware plunges insurance company into bankruptcy
Collapsed company’s founder says that its fortunes were hampered by the refusal of authorities to release the criminals’ seized funds to victims. First seen on fortra.com Jump to article: www.fortra.com/blog/ransomware-plunges-insurance-company-bankruptcy
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Ransomware Hits Phone Repair Insurance Firm, Causing Millions in Damage
Wilhelm Einhaus, a businessman from Bockum-Hövel, Germany, pioneered cell phone insurance services, establishing a robust network that integrated innovative offerings like a 24-hour repair and replacement program. His enterprise expanded rapidly, partnering with major telecommunications providers such as Deutsche Telekom and 1&1, and distributing products through over 5,000 retail outlets nationwide. At its zenith, the…
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10 Best HIPAA Compliance Software Solutions Providers in 2025
In the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape of 2025, ensuring compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is more critical than ever. The increasing reliance on digital health records, telehealth, and other technological advancements has created a complex environment where data security and patient privacy are paramount. To address these challenges, a new…
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Hackers stole Social Security numbers during Allianz Life cyberattack
The U.S. insurance giant tells state regulators that Social Security numbers were among the personal information stolen in its mid-July cyberattack. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/30/hackers-stole-social-security-numbers-during-allianz-life-cyberattack/
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Cyber insurance emerging as a compliance factor
Espria has added its voice to concerns that growing numbers of firms are going to fall foul of the demands of the insurance industry First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366628131/Cyber-insurance-emerging-as-a-compliance-factor
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Allianz Life Breach Tied to CRM Compromise
Attackers Stole US Customer Data Using Social Engineering. A malicious actor breached a customer relationship management platform used by Allianz Life Insurance of North America on July 16 and stole personally identifiable information of most of its 1.4 million U.S. customers, financial professionals and some employees, the company said. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Insurance Giant Allianz Life Grapples With Breach Affecting ‘Majority’ of Customers
The company has yet to report an exact number of how many individuals were impacted by the breach and plans to start the notification process around Aug. 1. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/allianz-life-breach-affecting-majority-customers
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Allianz Life hit by hackers, customer and staff personal data stolen
The US insurance giant has admitted that hackers stole personal info of the “majority” of its customers and staff earlier this month. First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/allianz-life-hit-by-hackers-customer-and-staff-personal-data-stolen/