Chicago – July 26, 2025
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, based in Minneapolis, has said that hackers stole personal information from most of its 1.4 million customers. The cyberattack happened on July 16, when someone broke into a cloud computer system run by another company that works with Allianz Life.
The company explained that the hackers used a sneaky trick, called social engineering, to get access to the personal data. That means the hackers fooled someone into giving them information or access. Allianz Life quickly took action to stop the attack and told the FBI what happened.
Allianz Life made it clear that the hackers only got into the outside company’s system, not its own computer systems. The company is still investigating the incident and has started to contact the people whose data was stolen. This situation only affects Allianz Life in the U.S., not other parts of the Allianz company around the world.
Brett Weinberg, a spokesman for Allianz Life, said he couldn’t share more details since they are still looking into what happened. The company told government officials about the hack, including the Maine Attorney General’s Office.
A report on the Maine website said Allianz Life found out about the breach on July 17, a day after it happened. To help, Allianz Life is offering everyone affected 24 months of free identity theft protection and credit monitoring.
