Peru Insurer Data Breach Draws Scrutiny
Peru's insurance regulator is reviewing a hacker attack on Interseguro, an insurer owned by a New York-listed Peruvian financial group. The post Peru Insurer Data Breach Draws Scrutiny appeared first on The Rio Times .
The Peru financial regulator is investigating a data breach at insurer Interseguro, owned by parent group Intercorp Financial Services. The breach was first detected on October 7th and Interseguro formally reported the incident on October 15th. Interseguro claims the stolen records contain mainly identification data, contact data, and policy numbers, but does not disclose how many customers were affected.
The insurer has taken steps to secure its systems, including replacing credentials and credentials and consulting with international experts. A hacker group calling itself Direwolf claimed to have stolen about 2.5 terabytes of data, including internal documents, source code, and personal records. However, Interseguro has not confirmed these claims.
The SBS, Peru's banking, insurance, and pension regulator, is reviewing the case and assessing whether Interseguro met information security and cybersecurity rules. Indecopi, Peru's consumer protection agency, has received four complaints about the incident. This is not the first data scare for Interseguro; its bank, Interbank, also experienced unauthorized access to customer information in October 2024.
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