Big US insurer admits second knowledge hack

Prudential Insurance coverage has introduced that hackers stole the data of greater than 36,000 folks in a February breach.

In a regulatory submitting in Maine, Prudential’s legislation agency, Debevoise & Plimpton, stated the insurer detected unauthorized entry to its community on Feb. 5, in accordance with a report by The Report.

“By the investigation, we realized that the unauthorized third get together gained entry to our community on February 4, 2024, and eliminated a small proportion of private info from our system,” the submitting stated.

In accordance with Prudential, the names, addresses, and driver’s license or ID card numbers of 36,545 folks had been accessed. The corporate has notified legislation enforcement of the breach and employed an outdoor cybersecurity agency to help in its response.

Victims of the breach might be given two years of id safety companies, The Report reported.

On Feb. 13, Prudential filed paperwork with the Securities and Trade Fee stating {that a} cybercrime group had been capable of entry “administrative and consumer knowledge from sure info know-how techniques” and “a small proportion” of consumer accounts related to workers and contractors.

On Feb. 16, ransomware gang AlphV claimed duty for the assault. The gang can also be liable for a February assault towards mortgage lender loanDepot, The Report reported.

Regulation enforcement businesses within the US, the UK and the European Union coordinated a takedown of AlphV’s web site in December, however the ransomware group was rapidly capable of set up a brand new platform, in accordance with The Report. The group was additionally allegedly tangentially concerned within the current Change Healthcare assault. That assault was carried out by a distinct ransomware group, and resulted within the fee of a $22 million ransom – which AlphV allegedly then stole from the opposite cybercrime group, The Report reported.

Final week, the State Division introduced a reward of as much as $10 million for details about the id or location of AlphV members.

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