U.S. insurance provider AssuranceAmerica has confirmed a data breach affecting the personal information and driver’s license numbers of 6.9 million people, making it the largest known spill of Americans’ driver’s license information this year.
Founded in 1998, AssuranceAmerica provides car and rental insurance to customers across more than a dozen U.S. states. As a large insurance provider, the company handles large amounts of information about prospective insurance customers and vehicle drivers, including their personal information and details about their state-issued driver’s licenses. In the hands of a malicious person, a driver’s license number can be used for fraud and impersonation.
In a data breach notice sent to customers and seen by TechCrunch, AssuranceAmerica said it discovered hackers in its computer systems on March 17. The company concluded its investigation on June 15, finding that the hackers had stolen customers’ names, contact information, and driver’s license numbers.
The breach notice said the hackers also took information about customers’ auto insurance policies and accounts, their drivers and vehicles, and details about customer claims.
The company did not provide specifics about which other types of personal information were taken.
