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AssuranceAmerica data breach exposes records of 6.9 million drivers

BleepingComputer · · International · Data Breaches

American insurance company AssuranceAmerica has disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 7 million drivers after attackers gained access to its systems earlier this year. [...]

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