81K people’s sensitive info feared stolen from Hilb after email inboxes ransacked

81K people's sensitive info feared stolen from Hilb after email inboxes ransacked

November 3, 2023 at 04:35PM

Around the start of 2023, Hilb Group, a financial business that handles insurance and advisory services, disclosed that criminals had breached its employees’ work email accounts and possibly stolen sensitive personal information. The extent of the intrusion and how the thieves accessed the data remains unclear. Hilb discovered the suspicious activity on January 10 and notified affected individuals on October 9, offering credit monitoring and identity protection services. The company claims to have taken immediate action to secure the compromised accounts and enhance security measures.

Key Points from Meeting Notes:

– Around the start of 2023, Hilb Group experienced a security breach where criminals gained unauthorized access to the work email accounts of its employees.
– Over 81,000 individuals have been notified about the breach.
– The extent of the intrusion and how the thieves accessed personal information are still unclear.
– The stolen data includes individuals’ first and last names, as well as sensitive financial data and credentials such as financial account numbers, credit/debit card numbers (in combination with security codes, access codes, passwords, or PINs), and Social Security numbers.
– Hilb Group discovered the suspicious activity related to employee email accounts on January 10 and determined that the breach occurred between December 1, 2022, and January 12, 2023.
– They have conducted a thorough review of the compromised email accounts and identified the type of information and affected individuals.
– Hilb Group has implemented additional technical safeguards to enhance information security and prevent similar incidents in the future.
– The affected individuals will be offered free credit monitoring and identity protection services.
– The status of Hilb Group’s response to inquiries from media outlets, such as The Register, is currently unknown.

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