Farmers Insurance data breach sees over a million customers hit – here’s what we know

A third-party vendor notified Farmers of a breach on May 30
An investigation determined that a million people are affected
The attackers stole names, driver’s license numbers, and SSNs

American insurer group Farmers Insurance has confirmed it recently fell victim to a third-party cyberattack which saw it lose sensitive data on more than a million people.

A data breach notification letter sent out to affected individuals states the company was alerted to the attack on May 30, 2025, when one of its third-party vendors spotted unauthorized access to one of its databases.

Subsequent investigation, which concluded almost two months later, determined that the unnamed threat actors stole names, birth dates, driver’s license numbers, and the last four digits of Social Security numbers (SSN), for exactly 1,071,172 people.

Not all systems are affected in the same way

Servicing mostly individuals and small businesses, Farmers Insurance is part of the Zurich Insurance Group, and last year reported $2.2 billion in profits.

It also owns and operates multiple insurance companies, each focused on different markets, including 21st Century Insurance, Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, Farmers Financial Solutions, Foremost Insurance, and Bristol West Insurance.

The latter two were also hit, with others also possibly affected, as the letter reads, “Some of the brands include Foremost and Bristol West.”

Foremost Insurance specializes in specialty lines, including mobile homes, manufactured homes, motorcycles, boats, RVs, off-road vehicles, and even things like landlord/rental property insurance.

Bristol West, on the other hand, covers auto insurance, particularly for people who might not qualify for standard policies due to driving record, credit, or other risk factors.