US EditionAllianz Life confirms data breach affecting majority of 1.4M US customers
- On July 16, 2025, a cybercriminal gained unauthorized access to a third-party, cloud-hosted customer relationship management platform affiliated with Allianz Life, a subsidiary serving customers in North America.
- The breach occurred due to a social engineering technique where hackers obtained personally identifiable data of the majority of Allianz Life’s 1.4 million customers, financial professionals, and select employees.
- Allianz Life disclosed the incident in a mandatory legal filing with Maine's Attorney General and stated no evidence showed access to its own network or policy administration system.
- The company reported that it promptly responded to the security incident, informed the FBI, and has started reaching out to those affected while providing dedicated support.
- Allianz Life intends to start informing impacted individuals around August 1, 2025, and will offer services to help safeguard their personal information against fraudulent use.
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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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