The information stolen in the recent cyberattack on insurance giant Allianz Life included people’s full names, postal addresses, dates of birth and, particularly worryingly - Social Security numbers (SSN), the company has confirmed.

A majority of Allianz Life's 1.4 million US customers had their personal data stolen in cyber-attack. Here's what you need to know.

The U.S. insurance giant tells state regulators that Social Security numbers were among the personal information stolen in its mid-July cyberattack.