Allianz Life Insurance Company experienced a cyberattack on July 16, 2025, compromising the personal information of the majority of its 1.4 million customers. The attack targeted a third-party, cloud-based CRM system used by the insurer. The attackers employed social engineering techniques to gain unauthorized access to personally identifiable information belonging to customers, financial professionals, and select Allianz Life employees. The breach was discovered the following day, prompting immediate containment measures and notification to the FBI. The company emphasized that no other systems were compromised, including the critical policy administration system. This incident highlights the increasing sophistication of cyber threats in the insurance industry.
Source: https://cybersecuritynews.com/allianz-life-insurance-data-breach/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/allianz-life
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Majority of 1.4 million '
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'industry': 'Insurance',
'location': 'Minneapolis, USA',
'name': 'Allianz Life Insurance Company',
'size': '1.4 million customers',
'type': 'Insurance Provider'}],
'attack_vector': 'Social Engineering',
'customer_advisories': 'Planned around August 1, 2025',
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'date_detected': '2025-07-16',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-07-17',
'description': 'Hackers compromised the personal information of the majority '
"of Allianz Life's 1.4 million customers following a "
'sophisticated cyberattack on July 16, 2025.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personally identifiable information',
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'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'motivation': 'Unauthorized access to personally identifiable information',
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Social engineering attacks'},
'recommendations': 'Enhanced cybersecurity measures across the insurance '
'industry',
'references': [{'source': 'Company spokesperson Brett Weinberg'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulations_violated': 'Maine’s data breach '
'notification law',
'regulatory_notifications': 'Maine’s attorney '
'general'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notifications to affected individuals '
'within 30 days',
'containment_measures': True,
'law_enforcement_notified': True},
'threat_actor': 'Scattered Spider (UNC3944, Octo Tempest)',
'title': 'Allianz Life Insurance Company Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Psychology'}