Kelly & Associates Insurance Group (dba Kelly Benefits) is informing more than half a million people of a data breach that compromised their personal information.
The Maryland-based health and life insurance agency has issued an update on a security incident it suffered last year between December 12-17, when unauthorized actors breached its IT systems and stole files.
On April 9, 2025, the company stated that the incident impacted 32,234 individuals. The figure was revised multiple times until the final tally shared with authorities in the U.S. counted 553,660 individuals.
Kelly Benefits is a provider of benefits consulting, enrollment technology, payroll administration, HRIS, compliance support, and carrier management.
As multiple organizations across the country contract the firm's services, determining the scope of the data breach and the exact number of impacted people was a complicated task.
The organization’s latest update lists a total of 46 entities impacted by the data breach, including healthcare giants like:
United Healthcare
Aetna Life Insurance Company (CVS Health)
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Humana Insurance ACE
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