"Insurance biz Allianz Life confirmed the largest incident. It previously revealed data belonging to approximately 1.4 million customers was hit during a break-in at an unnamed third-party CRM provider. It has now told the Maine Attorney General's Office that 1,497,036 people, to be exact, may have had their names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers plundered. The attackers accessed the data of the insurer's customers, staff, and financial professionals, it said in the letter sent to those affected."
"The information involved in data thefts almost always varies from victim to victim, and WestJet reiterated that point in its public statement. It said the data could include names, contact details, information and documents provided in connection with their reservation and travel, and data regarding victims' relationship with WestJet. "Importantly, credit card or debit card numbers, expiry dates and CVV numbers, and guest user passwords, were not compromised, and our systems are fully secure," WestJet added in a letter to customers and staff."
Allianz Life disclosed that a third-party CRM provider breach may have exposed 1,497,036 individuals' names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers, affecting customers, staff, and financial professionals. Canadian airline WestJet confirmed a June attack attributed to Scattered Spider exposed data for 1.2 million Americans, disrupted online services and the mobile app, and varied by victim. WestJet noted exposed information could include names, contact details, reservation documents, and relationship data, while payment card details and guest passwords were not compromised. A separate US tech company also faced a ransomware attack during the same period.
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