Aug 18 (Reuters) - A cyberattack at U.S. insurance firm
Allianz Life in late July compromised the personal data of 1.1
million customers, according to breach notification site Have I
Been Pwned on Monday.
Allianz Life had previously said that hackers stole personal
information of most of its 1.4 million U.S. customers, financial
professionals and select employees.
According to the data published by Have I Been Pwned, the
hacked information includes names of customers, addresses, phone
numbers and emails.
An Allianz Life spokesperson declined to comment at the
moment, as the company's investigation is ongoing.
The spokesperson said the company will be providing
dedicated resources, including two years of identity monitoring
services, to assist impacted individuals.
The breach is part of a broader wave of high-profile
cyberattacks targeting global companies, including Microsoft ( MSFT )
and UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ).
A cyberattack on UnitedHealth's ( UNH ) technology division last
year - the largest healthcare data breach in U.S. history -
affected 192.7 million people.
Meanwhile, hackers infiltrated Microsoft's ( MSFT ) on-premises
SharePoint servers in July, hitting more than 100 organizations,
including U.S. government agencies, and raising concerns about
identity security.