The breach was reported by Bankers Life on January 26, 2024, concerning a SIM swapping attack that occurred on November 29, 2023. The incident potentially exposed personal information, including names, social security numbers, dates of birth, and policy numbers, although it is believed that the threat actor primarily targeted company data rather than individual personal information.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/bankers-life-and-casualty
"id": "ban357072925",
"linkid": "bankers-life-and-casualty",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Insurance',
'name': 'Bankers Life',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'SIM Swapping',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Social Security '
'Numbers',
'Dates of Birth',
'Policy Numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Company Data']},
'date_detected': '2024-01-26',
'description': 'A SIM swapping attack on Bankers Life potentially exposed '
'personal information, including names, social security '
'numbers, dates of birth, and policy numbers. The threat actor '
'primarily targeted company data rather than individual '
'personal information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Dates of Birth',
'Policy Numbers']},
'motivation': 'Data Theft',
'title': 'Bankers Life SIM Swapping Attack',
'type': 'Data Breach'}