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Aflac Japan Breach Exposes Data of 4.38M Customers

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRepublic ·

Aflac disclosed a data breach in Japan affecting 4.38 million customers and agents, exposing personal, policy, and some banking information. The insurer is investigating the incident and notifying affected individuals. No details on the attack vector or timeline have been released yet.

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While the breach is large, the lack of technical details makes it hard to assess the actual risk or whether Aflac's security practices were deficient.
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