- Aflac confirms that 22.65 million people’s personal data (SSN, health information, claims) was stolen in June 2025 breach
- Victims include customers, employees, agents; The company now issues notifications and offers support.
- Scattered Spider, also linked to attacks on Erie, Philadelphia Insurance and Allianz Life, is suspected
More than 22 million people were affected by the cyberattack that hit the American insurance giant Aflac in the summer of 2025, the company revealed.
“Based on our review of potentially affected files, we have determined that personal information associated with approximately 22.65 million people was involved,” the statement read.
The company is now notifying everyone whose information, including customer claims, Social Security numbers and health information, was stolen. Victims include beneficiaries, employees and agents of the company.
Scattered spider
In late June 2025, the company filed an 8-K report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stating that it identified unauthorized access to its network, which contained “within hours.”
At the time, the company said it did not believe the attack was ransomware, but stressed that without a thorough investigation, it cannot be sure of the nature of the incident or who the affected people are.
US law firm Maynard Nexsen also said in June 2025 that Scattered Spider attacked “several insurance companies,” including Aflac, Erie Insurance and Philadelphia Insurance.
“The threat actor, Scattered Spider, is now targeting the insurance industry,” the announcement said.
This included Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life), which notified 1.4 million of its customers, financial professionals and employees in July that it had suffered the same fate and lost personal information through a third-party CRM platform at the hands of Scattered Spider.
Scattered Spider hackers are known to be financially motivated, with previous cyberattacks and intrusions into tech giants, casinos and hotels.
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