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Insurance giant CNA reports data breach after ransomware attack

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Dissent

Sergiu Gatlan reports:

CNA Financial Corporation, a leading US-based insurance company, is notifying customers of a data breach following a Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware attack that hit its systems in March.

[…]

“The investigation revealed that the threat actor accessed certain CNA systems at various times from March 5, 2021 to March 21, 2021,” CNA said in breach notification letters mailed to affected customers today.

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