Aon PLC is investigating a cyberattack on “a restricted quantity” of its methods, the brokerage disclosed in a submitting with the U.S. Securities and Trade Fee on Monday.
Aon recognized a “cyber incident” on Friday and introduced on third-party advisers, incident response specialists and authorized counsel to handle the difficulty, the submitting states.
“The incident has not had a big affect on the corporate’s operations,” the assertion mentioned.
“Primarily based on the knowledge at present recognized, the corporate doesn’t anticipate the incident to have a fabric affect on its enterprise, operations or monetary situation,” Aon mentioned.
A number of massive insurance coverage organizations have been hit by cyberattacks over the previous two years. In September 2020, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. was hit by a ransomware assault; in March 2021, CNA Monetary Corp. suffered a ransomware assault; in July 2021, Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. disclosed it had been hit by a knowledge breach in April; and in August 2021, Ryan Specialty Group Inc. revealed that its e-mail system was breached in April.