Aflac Data Breach Affects 22.65 Million People

Insurance company Aflac said personal data associated with 22.65 million people was impacted by a cybersecurity incident within its U.S. business that teh company reported in June.

The company determined the number of affected people after reviewing the potentially impacted files, it said in a Friday (Dec. 19) press release.

“Following detection of the security incident, Aflac promptly secured accounts identified as potentially impacted and took additional steps, including resetting passwords and further monitoring for signs of suspicious activity,” the company said in the release. “To date,Aflac is not aware of any fraudulent use of personal information and-along with third-party partners-will continue to monitor any fraudulent activity.”

aflac has begun to notify individuals impacted by the incident, per the release.

When the company disclosed the cybersecurity incident in June, it said that it identified suspicious activity on its U.S.network,initiated its cyber incident response protocols and engaged leading cybersecurity experts to investigate.