Hackers breached Allianz Life and stole customer Social Security numbers along with other personal data.
The breach occurred on July 16 and compromised the customer relationship database through a social engineering attack.
Affected data includes names, dates of birth, postal addresses, and Social Security numbers of a majority of 1.4 million customers.
Allianz Life is notifying affected individuals starting August 1 with specific details about the compromised data.
This breach is part of a recent increase in cyberattacks targeting insurance companies using social engineering tactics.