Globe Life says data of about 850,000 more people may have been compromised
US insurer Globe Life disclosed that, in addition to the roughly 5,000 people previously announced, the information of about 850,000 people may also have been compromised. The compromised information may include names, Social Security numbers, health information and insurance information. The company did not comply with the attackers' demand for money and is notifying about 850,000 people of the breach.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Globe Life
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Possible additional compromise of personal information of about 850,000 people beyond the roughly 5,000 previously disclosed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- Globe Life disclosed that the information of about 850,000 people, in addition to the roughly 5,000 previously announced, may have been compromised.
- It emerged that Globe Life was notifying about 850,000 people of the data breach.
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