jxspyder
12-07-2012, 09:08
Quick copy/paste of an article here at work. If you have either of these carriers, you should take the usual precautions.
Nationwide Insurance said the Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a cyber-security breach that affects thousands of the insurer's policyholders and other consumers in Georgia and hundreds more in at least one other state.
Elizabeth Giannetti, communications consultant at Nationwide, said in a written statement the company is working with law enforcement to investigate an Oct. 3 criminal attack on part of its computer network that contained personally identifiable information of current, former and prospective Nationwide and Allied Insurance customers. The statement said the company hired independent third-party experts to analyze the data and computer network. The statement said this team worked to identify the customers affected and the information that could be at risk.
Nationwide Insurance said the Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a cyber-security breach that affects thousands of the insurer's policyholders and other consumers in Georgia and hundreds more in at least one other state.
Elizabeth Giannetti, communications consultant at Nationwide, said in a written statement the company is working with law enforcement to investigate an Oct. 3 criminal attack on part of its computer network that contained personally identifiable information of current, former and prospective Nationwide and Allied Insurance customers. The statement said the company hired independent third-party experts to analyze the data and computer network. The statement said this team worked to identify the customers affected and the information that could be at risk.