Industry News: ESG5

The target: Lyons Companies Insurance Broker

The take: Personal customer information including names, date of birth, contact information, driver license numbers and financial records. Medical information such as patient identification numbers, diagnosis and treatment information, Medicare/Medicaid ID numbers, health insurance and claims information were also compromised, along with a small number of Social Security Numbers.

The attack vector: Attackers gained access to two Lyons employee email accounts between February and March of 2019, and used these credentials to access the above information and offload the sensitive data.

Stringent and robust employee password protocols and the implementation of two-factor authentication are paramount in providing a strong bulwark against account compromises.

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