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Allianz Life Breach Exposes 1.1 Million Customers as ShinyHunters Publish Stolen Data

Regulatory filings say Social Security numbers were among the details taken.

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Overview

  • Have I Been Pwned reports that names, genders, dates of birth, emails, phone numbers, and addresses were taken from a Salesforce-hosted database.
  • BleepingComputer says ShinyHunters leaked roughly 2.8 million database records spanning customers and business partners such as wealth firms and advisors.
  • Allianz disclosed that attackers accessed a third-party CRM on July 16 and that customer and employee information was stolen.
  • A spokesperson told Reuters the company will provide two years of identity monitoring to people it identifies as impacted.
  • Reporting links the incident to a broader Salesforce-targeted campaign that used malicious OAuth apps and social engineering to exfiltrate data.