![](\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2015\/04\/data-breach-580x387.jpg\")
<\/p>\nAflac on Friday disclosed a cybersecurity incident in which personal information of its customers may have been compromised, making it the latest insurance provider to be targeted.<\/p>\n
The health and life insurance firm said the attack on its U.S. network, which was identified on June 12, was caused by a \u201csophisticated cybercrime group,\u201d but did not specify a name.<\/p>\n
It said it was unable to determine the total number of affected individuals until a review, which is in its early stages, is completed.<\/p>\n
The company said it was able to stop the intrusion within hours and has reached out to third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate into the incident.<\/p>\n
The company said the potentially impacted files contain personal information of its customers, such as social security numbers and health-related details.<\/p>\n
Aflac offers accident and pet insurance plans in the U.S. and Japan. It manages personal, medical and financial data of more than 50 million policyholders.<\/p>\n
Health insurers have been facing increased cybersecurity risks recently with UnitedHealth\u2019s breach being the most notable example impacting 100 million people last year.<\/p>\n
UnitedHealth\u2019s Change unit was breached by a hacking group called ALPHV, also known as \u201cBlackCat\u201d who are estimated to have stolen a third of Americans\u2019 data in one of the worst hacks to hit the U.S. healthcare sector.<\/p>\n
Shares of Aflac fell 1.3% in premarket trading.<\/p>\n
Topics<\/span> Carriers<\/a> Cyber<\/a> Data Driven<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n