Allianz Life, one of the leading insurance companies in the U.S., revealed on Saturday that they have fallen victim to a significant cyber attack, leading to the theft of personal information of most of their customers, financial professionals, and certain employees.
The details of the breach were shared in a report submitted to Maine’s attorney general, but they haven’t disclosed how many customers are impacted yet.
The hack occurred on July 16, and it was discovered just a day later on July 17. News about this breach first surfaced through TechCrunch.
A spokesperson from Allianz Life communicated via email to Reuters, explaining: “On July 16, 2025, an unauthorized individual exploited a vulnerability in a third-party, cloud-based CRM system used by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. The attacker was able to extract personally identifiable data of the majority of Allianz Life’s customers, financial representatives, and select staff through social engineering tactics.”
This breach only affects Allianz Life’s operations in the U.S., where the company serves around 1.4 million customers, as stated by the company.
Allianz Life has alerted the FBI regarding the ongoing investigation, which currently shows no signs of any unauthorized access to their own network or other systems, notably including their policy administration system.
(Reporting by Harshita Meenaktshi in Bengaluru; editing by Diane Craft)
