- Globe Life was beaten by a cyber attack in the summer of 2024, which affected thousands of users
- The investigation has determined that the attack affected more than 850,000 victims
- The attackers tried to extort the company for money.
The American insurance company Globe Life says that it is believed that approximately 855,000 people have been affected by the ransomware attack that suffered recently.
In mid -June 2024, the company reported a cybersecurity incident in which third unknown third parties accessed the confidential data of customers through one of its web portals. In an 8 K form filed before the SEC at that time, Globe Life said that Crooks accessed confidential data on at least 5,000 clients, but emphasized that the final number, confirmed after an in -depth investigation, is likely to be much greater .
New research has now stated: “Approximately 850,000 additional people” were affected, with unidentified perpetrators who stole people’s names, email addresses, telephone numbers, postal addresses and, in some cases, Birth dates, social security numbers, health -related data. And other insurance policy information, but fortunately, financial information was not stolen.
No payment
Globe Life said the attackers tried to extort the money for stolen data, but failed.
“The company did not pay the demand for demanded extortion and, instead, the Federal Police notified and continues to help the police in investigation of this activity,” said Globe Life in his latest report.
“The company has started the process to provide notification and credit monitoring services for these people.”
Although the criminals demanded a rescue payment for the data, they did not blocked the systems or eliminated the files of the affected systems. Therefore, the violation did not affect the company’s operations, Globe Life stressed. Therefore, it does not expect the attack to have a material impact on your business. The costs and expenses derived from this attack will be covered by insurance.
Globe Life is one of the largest life and health insurance suppliers in the United States, with annual income of more than $ 5 billion.
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