Subj : Insurance giant Allianz Life says data on over a million US custo
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Date : Mon Jul 28 2025 12:45:09

Insurance giant Allianz Life says data on over a million US customers stolen 
in breach - here's how to stay protected

Date:
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:33:00 +0000

Description:
Allianz Life nvestigation is ongoing, but the atatck seems to be the doing of 
ShinyHunters.

FULL STORY
======================================================================Allianz 
Life confirms losing sensitive data on the "majority" of its customers Around 
1.4 million people could be at risk, it admits ShinyHunters is the prime 
suspect at the moment 

Insurance giant Allianz Life has confirmed suffering a cyberattack which saw 
it lose sensitive data on the majority of its customers, with over a million 
people at risk. 

The North American insurance giant said the attack happened on July 16, 2025, 
when a threat actor accessed a third-party, cloud-based CRM system the 
company uses. 

After finding out about the intrusion, the company took measures to contain 
it, and notified the FBI. So far, there is no evidence the companys network 
or other systems were accessed, it was added. ShinyHunters strike again? 

"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 company 
spokesperson explained. 

"Our investigation is ongoing and we began the process of reaching out to 
individuals impacted with dedicated resources to assist them. This incident 
is related only to Allianz Life, which currently has 1.4 million customers." 

While Allianz Life did not discuss the identity and the motive of the 
attackers, BleepingComputer claims this was the work of ShinyHunters, a known 
threat actor with numerous successful breaches under its belt. 

The group has been around since roughly 2020, and during that time, 
compromised a number of high-profile organizations, including Microsoft, 
Mashable, and Nitro PDF. It even claims to have breached AT&T, although the 
telco denied the breach ever happened. 

AllianzLife (short for Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America) 
provides life insurance and annuity products across the United States. 

It manages a portfolio exceeding $124 billion, primarily invested in 
high-quality securities, and has roughly 1.4million customers. How to stay 
safe 

The attack is particularly concerning as such records could contain more than 
enough of sensitive information for hackers to launch highly personalized, 
successful phishing campaigns, leading to identity theft , wire fraud, and 
even ransomware attacks. 

If you're concerned you may have been caught up in the incident, don't worry 
- there are a number of methods to find out. HaveIBeenPwned? is probably the 
best resource only to check if your details have been affected, offering a 
run-down of every big cyber incident of the past few years. 

And if you save passwords to a Google account, you can use Google's Password 
Checkup tool to see if any have been compromised, or sign up for one of the 
best password manager options we've rounded up to make sure your logins are 
protected. You might also like Twilio confirms hackers accessed Authy user 
phone numbers Take a look at our guide to the best authenticator app We've 
rounded up the best password managers



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/insurance-giant-allianz-life-says-data-
on-over-a-million-us-customers-stolen-in-breach


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