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Allianz Life confirms data breach affecting majority of 1.4M US customers
- On July 16, 2025, a cybercriminal infiltrated a third-party cloud CRM platform utilized by Allianz Life, a subsidiary of Allianz SE, resulting in unauthorized access to customer information.
- The attacker used a social engineering method to gain access to sensitive personal information concerning most customers, financial advisers, and certain employees of Allianz Life.
- Allianz Life stated its own network systems, including the policy administration system, were not accessed and that the incident involves only its U.S. operations.
- The company disclosed the breach in a legal filing with Maine's Attorney General and said it has begun notifying affected individuals and offering support with dedicated resources.
- The ongoing investigation and response suggest Allianz Life is managing the breach’s impact while alerting authorities like the FBI and preparing to notify more individuals around August 1.
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Allianz Life says hackers accessed personal data on the majority of its 1.4 million US customers
Hackers gained access to personal data on the majority of the 1.4 million customers of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, the company confirmed Saturday. Minneapolis-based Allianz Life, a subsidiary of Munich, Germany-based Allianz SE, said the data breach happened on July 16 when a “malicious threat actor” gained access to a third-party, cloud-based system used by the company. “The threat actor was able to obtain personally identi…
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