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1.1 million Farmers Insurance customers hit by data breach linked to Salesforce hack


Farmers Insurance has announced a significant data breach affecting more than 1.1 million customers due to unauthorized access to a third-party vendor's database.

Farmers Insurance has announced a significant data breach affecting more than 1.1 million customers due to unauthorized access to a third-party vendor’s database. The investigation revealed that personal information, including names, addresses, dates of birth and driver’s license numbers, was accessed. These attacks typically involve voice phishing, where employees are tricked into approving malicious applications linked to their company’s Salesforce activities.

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