AssuranceAmerica Data Breach Affects 6.9 Million Drivers

The American insurance company AssuranceAmerica has formally disclosed a breach of its systems that compromised the data of nearly 6.9 million drivers.

What happened

According to the company, attackers gained unauthorized access to its internal systems earlier this year. Once the incident was discovered, the company began the process of notifying affected customers.

The scale of the incident

The number of affected records is estimated at nearly 6.9 million — data belonging to drivers who used the insurer's services. The brief incident summary does not disclose the exact list of compromised information.

The company's response

AssuranceAmerica confirmed the breach and notified regulators and affected customers, as the law requires in such incidents involving personal data.

The company is continuing to investigate the circumstances of the breach together with cybersecurity specialists in order to determine the full scope of the incident and prevent similar cases from happening again in the future.

Affected customers are advised to keep a close watch on their accounts and personal data, and to respond to any official notifications from the company should they receive any.

Source: Bleeping Computer