Nationwide Data Theft Affects More Than a Million Consumers
More than a million Nationwide Insurance customers had their personal data exposed by an October cyberattack on the company’s computer network, according to state insurance regulators. The criminal hack targeted a part of the Columbus-based insurer’s computer network that contained personal information about current, former, and prospective customers of Nationwide and its Allied affiliate, according to the Columbus Dispatch . The massive data breach affected people across all