Cybersecurity
Aflac Reports Potential Leak of Personal Data in Breach
The breach coincides with a wave of hacks on retail, insurance and health care companies.
Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/BloombergAflac Inc. said a recent cybersecurity breach could have given intruders unauthorized access to customers’ personal information, including Social Security numbers, as well as health and claims data.
The insurer also said Friday it contained the hack within hours of its discovery on June 12 and had hired cybersecurity experts to address the breach.