July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life

said on Saturday that hackers stole the personal information of

the majority of its customers, financial professionals, and

select Allianz Life employees.

The insurance giant's filing with Maine's attorney general

did not immediately provide the number of customers affected.

As per the filing, the data breach, which the company

described as a hack, occurred on July 16 and was discovered on

July 17.

The data breach was first reported by TechCrunch.

"On July 16, 2025, a malicious threat actor gained

access to a third-party, cloud-based CRM system used by Allianz

Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life). 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," a spokesperson for Allianz Life told

Reuters in an emailed statement.

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.

This incident is related only to Allianz Life, which

currently has 1.4 million customers, the company said.