RansomHub Claims MetLife Breach, Company Denies Enterprise System Compromise
On December 31, 2024 (New Year's Eve), the RansomHub ransomware group claimed to have breached the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), posting the global corporation on its dark leak blog and alleging the theft of 1 terabyte of sensitive data. MetLife, however, denied any ransomware attack on its enterprise systems. A spokesperson acknowledged an incident affecting Fondo Genesis, an Ecuador-based financial services firm owned by a MetLife subsidiary, stating that Fondo Genesis operates separately from MetLife's core enterprise systems, limiting the impact to the subsidiary.
Signal context
First seen: Dec 31, 2024
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- RansomHub ransomware group claimed a breach of MetLife's Latin American division on December 31, 2024.
- RansomHub alleged the theft of 1 TB of sensitive data and posted evidence on its leak site.
- MetLife denied a breach of its main enterprise systems.
Signal analysis
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Sector: Finance and Insurance
Likely country: 🇺🇸 United States
inferred from signal text
Watch ransomware, endpoint compromise and business interruption exposure.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Availability
- 22 signals in the same sector
- 26 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
MetLife denies hack after ransomware group claims attack - TechRadarhttps://www.techradar.com/pro/security/metlife-denies-hack-after-ransomware-group-claims-attackPublic source from techradar.com.
MetLife denies RansomHub claims of breach | brief - SC Mediahttps://www.scworld.com/brief/metlife-purportedly-breached-by-ransomhubPublic source from scworld.com.
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