Hilb Group has warned more than 81,000 people that around the start of 2023 criminals broke into the work email accounts of its employees and may have stolen a bunch of sensitive personal information.
The financial biz handles property, casualty, and employee benefits insurance and advisory services at more than 130 locations across 22 US states. The Hilb Group did not immediately respond to
The Register's inquiries about the extent of the intrusion nor how the thieves were able to get at such personal info.
What details are available are a little vague but worrying. In a
notification to the Maine Attorney General's office on Thursday, the biz said miscreants accessed people's first and last names and sensitive financial data and credentials.
Specifically, we're told: "Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)." That notification includes a sample letter to those affected by the security breach, which states the stolen data was limited to people's names and Social Security numbers.
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