Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Aflac Incorporated (“Aflac”) regarding its recent data breach. The Aflac data breach involved sensitive personal information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT AFLAC INCORPORATED:
Aflac is an insurance company based in Georgia. Founded in 1955, Aflac specializes in supplemental insurance, offering a variety of services for individuals and employers, such as accident insurance, cancer insurance, critical illness coverage, short-term disability, dental insurance, and vision plans.2,3 Headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, Aflac employees over 12,000 individuals.4
WHAT HAPPENED?
On June 20, 2025, Aflac reported in a Form 8-K filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission that it had identified unauthorized access to its network.1 On the same day, Aflac announced on its website that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed.1 As a result, Aflac launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Aflac confirmed that sensitive personal information and protected health information may have been viewed by an unauthorized third party on June 12, 2025. As a result, Aflac began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected.1 While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Health insurance information
- Employment records
- Claims information
According to the SEC website, Aflac has began providing notice to impacted individuals. A link to the SEC website, as well as the press release on Aflac’s website is linked below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Aflac Incorporated:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
LINKS:
[1] https://newsroom.aflac.com/2025-06-20-Aflac-Incorporated-Discloses-Cybersecurity-Incident
[2] https://www.aflac.com/about-aflac/our-company/default.aspx
[3] https://www.aflac.com/individuals/default.aspx
[4] https://www.linkedin.com/company/aflac/
[5] https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000004977/000000497725000128/afl-20250620.htm
