Hackers steal customer info from insurance provider Nationwide
Hackers broke into insurance company Nationwide's network in October, stealing the personal information of more than a million customers across the country, the insurance company recently revealed.
The company said the compromised information included people's names and a combination of Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, their date of birth, and possibly marital status, gender, and occupation, as well as the names and addresses of employers. Nationwide said it had no evidence that any medical information or credit card account data was stolen.
"We discovered the attack that day, and took immediate steps to contain the intrusion. We believe that we successfully contained the attack through our responsive actions," reads Nationwide's note. The company explained in an accompanying FAQ that it thinks the attack is linked to hackers from outside the U.S.
