- The AFLAC insurance giant confirms that it was struck by a cyber attack
- The attack seems to have been by a notorious dispersed spider group
- An increasingly infamous group targeted several British retailers earlier in 2025
AFLAC (American Family Life Insurance Company), confirmed in a statement that she had undergone a cyber “incident” in which pirates entered her network.
AFLAC, the largest additional insurer in the United States, said that it was able to stop the intrusion “in a few hours” and that the systems were not affected by ransomware.
While Flac did not confirm the source of the breach or which was behind, the breach presents all the signs of a dispersed spider attack.
A wider campaign
The name scattered Spider will seem familiar to many readers, especially since the group is behind the major and disturbing violations of the British and Spencers’ British retailers, as well as the Harrods luxury department.
Google recently warned that the group was targeting its views of American companies and urged the American insurance sector to be alert to social engineering and diploma padding attacks.
Insurance companies are particularly at risk because they have large amounts of personal data and make huge benefits that can be used for ransom.
“This attack, like many insurance companies currently, has been caused by a group of sophisticated cybercrime.
“Potentially affected files contain information on complaints, health information, social security numbers and / or other personal information, linked to customers, beneficiaries, employees, agents and other people from our American activities. We remain determined to take care and support our customers. ”
Anyone who uses services struck by this group (or affected by a data violation) should be wary of any unexpected communication, seeking social engineering attacks, and should consult the best identity theft protection software to stay safe.
AFLAC also offers 24 months of free credit and identity surveillance services for customers who contact their hotline after the violation.
Via Bleeping Compompute
