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Aflac Incorporated Discloses Cybersecurity Incident

1. Aflac halted a cyber intrusion within hours, affecting no operations. 2. The incident involved social engineering tactics by a cybercrime group. 3. Offering free credit monitoring and identity theft protection to affected individuals. 4. Early stages of investigation may uncover more impacted files. 5. Aflac remains the top provider of supplemental health insurance in the U.S.

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Why Neutral?

Despite a cyber incident, Aflac's operation remains unaffected. Historical examples show similar incidents had short-term effects but often did not impact long-term fundamentals.

How important is it?

The incident's significance depends on the completeness of data recovery and customer trust. If data is contained and customers remain satisfied, impact could be limited.

Why Short Term?

While the incident may cause immediate concerns, Aflac's response suggests minimal long-term repercussions. Past cyber incidents in corporate environments often show recovery within months.

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, /PRNewswire/ -- On June 12, 2025, Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) identified suspicious activity on our network in the United States. We promptly initiated our cyber incident response protocols and stopped the intrusion within hours. Importantly, our business remains operational, and our systems were not affected by ransomware. We continue to serve our customers as we respond to this incident and can underwrite policies, review claims, and otherwise service our customers as usual. This attack, like many insurance companies are currently experiencing, was caused by a sophisticated cybercrime group. This was part of a cybercrime campaign against the insurance industry.  We have engaged leading third-party cybersecurity experts to support our response to this incident. While the investigation remains in its early stages, in the spirit of transparency and care for our customers, we are sharing that our preliminary findings indicate that the unauthorized party used social engineering tactics to gain access to our network. Additionally, we have commenced a review of potentially impacted files. It is important to note that the review is in its early stages, and we are unable to determine the total number of affected individuals until that review is completed. The potentially impacted files contain claims information, health information, social security numbers, and/or other personal information, related to customers, beneficiaries, employees, agents, and other individuals in our U.S. business. We remain committed to caring for and supporting our customers. While our teams work to review the potentially impacted data and determine the specific information involved, we are offering any individual who contacts our dedicated call center free credit monitoring and identity theft protection, and Medical Shield for 24 months.  Please call our call center at 1-855-361-0305 which will open starting on June 20 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Our call center will be available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time until the end of June and excluding major U.S. holidays.  We regret that this incident occurred. We will be working to keep our stakeholders informed as we learn more and continue investigating the incident.  ABOUT AFLAC INCORPORATED Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL), a Fortune 500 company, has helped provide financial protection and peace of mind for nearly seven decades to millions of policyholders and customers through its subsidiaries in the U.S. and Japan. In the U.S., Aflac is the No. 1 provider of supplemental health insurance products.1 In Japan, Aflac Life Insurance Japan is the leading provider of cancer and medical insurance in terms of policies in force. The company takes pride in being there for its policyholders when they need us most, as well as being included in the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for 19 consecutive years (2025) and Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies for 24 years (2025). In addition, the company became a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2021 and has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (2024) for 11 years. To find out how to get help with expenses health insurance doesn't cover, get to know us at aflac.com or aflac.com/español. Investors may learn more about Aflac Incorporated and its commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability at investors.aflac.com under "Sustainability." 1 LIMRA 2023 U.S. Supplemental Health Insurance Total Market Report  Media Contact: [email protected]  SOURCE Aflac WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM? 440k+ Newsrooms & Influencers 9k+ Digital Media Outlets 270k+ Journalists Opted In

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