Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2018-05-25 00:00:00
Affected organization: American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac)
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac) issues a press release concerning the breach of independent contractor sales agents' email accounts. The breach occurred between Jan. 17 and April 2 and has reportedly affected some clients' personal information.