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Andy Meek
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The second-largest auto insurer in the US, the one with the cute little gecko from the TV commercials that you're all familiar with, has been hit by a data breach.
Geico has disclosed that a security incident occurred between January 21 and March 1 of this year, per a notice filed with the California attorney general's office. Unfortunately, this breach that lasted for a little more than a month appears to have exposed the driver's license numbers of an unspecified number of Geico customers. The official notice reads, in part: "Fraudsters used information about you -- which they acquired elsewhere -- to obtain unauthorized access to your driver’s license number through the online sales system on our website. We have reason to believe that this information could be used to fraudulently apply for unemployment benefits in your name.”
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If you use this car insurance company, your personal data might’ve just been stolen originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 21 Apr 2021 at 18:18:29 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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