Major US insurance company admits to second data hack

Prudential Insurance said hackers stole the information of more than 36,000 people in a February breach.

Prudential’s law firm, Debevoise & Plimpton, said in a filing with Maine regulators that Prudential detected unauthorized access to its network on February 5, The Record reported. Ta.

“Our investigation revealed that on February 4, 2024, an unauthorized third party gained access to our network and removed a small percentage of personal information from our systems,” the filing said. has been done.

According to Prudential, the names, addresses, and driver’s license and ID card numbers of 36,545 people were accessed. The company notified law enforcement of the breach and hired an outside cybersecurity firm to help respond.

Victims of the breach will be given two years of privacy services, The Record reported.

On February 13, Prudential told the Securities and Exchange Commission that the cybercrime group had access to “administrative and user data from certain information technology systems” and “a small portion” of user accounts associated with its employees and contractors. He submitted documents showing that he had access.

On February 16th, ransomware group AlphV claimed responsibility for the attack. The Record reported that the gang was also involved in an attack on mortgage lender Loan Depot in February.

Law enforcement agencies in the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union coordinated the takedown of AlphV’s website in December, but the ransomware group was quickly able to establish a new platform, according to The Record. The group is also said to have been closely involved in the recent Change Healthcare attack. The attack was carried out by another ransomware group and resulted in a $22 million ransom, which AlphV allegedly stole from another cybercrime group, The Record reported.

Last week, the State Department announced a reward of up to $10 million for information regarding the identity or whereabouts of AlphV members.

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