Globe Life, an insurance firm, has revealed that a malicious actor may have compromised the data of around 850,000 individuals. A data breach in October 2024 may have led to the compromise of personal, health, and insurance information of hundreds of thousands of people. The attack was discovered when a threat actor attempted to extort the company, demanding a ransom payment. Compromised information includes Social Security numbers, health information, and insurance policy information. At the time of the attack, the insurance company believed only 5,000 people to be affected. 

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