Big US insurer admits second information hack

Prudential Insurance coverage has introduced that hackers stole the knowledge of greater than 36,000 folks in a February breach.

In a regulatory submitting in Maine, Prudential’s legislation agency, Debevoise & Plimpton, mentioned the insurer detected unauthorized entry to its community on Feb. 5, based on a report by The File.

“By means of the investigation, we realized that the unauthorized third social gathering gained entry to our community on February 4, 2024, and eliminated a small share of non-public data from our system,” the submitting mentioned.

Based on Prudential, the names, addresses, and driver’s license or ID card numbers of 36,545 folks have been accessed. The corporate has notified legislation enforcement of the breach and employed an out of doors cybersecurity agency to help in its response.

Victims of the breach can be given two years of identification safety providers, The File reported.

On Feb. 13, Prudential filed paperwork with the Securities and Trade Fee stating {that a} cybercrime group had been capable of entry “administrative and consumer information from sure data expertise methods” and “a small share” of consumer accounts related to workers and contractors.

On Feb. 16, ransomware gang AlphV claimed duty for the assault. The gang can also be chargeable for a February assault in opposition to mortgage lender loanDepot, The File reported.

Legislation enforcement companies within the US, the UK and the European Union coordinated a takedown of AlphV’s web site in December, however the ransomware group was rapidly capable of set up a brand new platform, based on The File. The group was additionally allegedly tangentially concerned within the latest Change Healthcare assault. That assault was carried out by a unique ransomware group, and resulted within the cost of a $22 million ransom – which AlphV allegedly then stole from the opposite cybercrime group, The File reported.

Final week, the State Division introduced a reward of as much as $10 million for details about the identification or location of AlphV members.

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