American Family Insurance…has suffered a cyberattack.
Insurance giant American Family Insurance has admitted that it experienced a cyberattack last week that has disrupted some of its systems. The company said that it detected an intrusion and shut down systems for safety. Customers have reported being unable to pay bills or file claims online. They are instead directed to contact American Family Insurance via phone instead. The incident is under investigation.
https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/cyberattack-related-outages-reported-by-american-family-insurance
Companies like this often hold large quantities of valuable data making them attractive targets.
Every company needs to be ready for trouble with an incident response plan in place to minimize downtime and speed up recovery. Call us for a free consultation.
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