A ransomware group calling itself Booba Project claims to have carried out an attack on Country-Wide Insurance, with the claim appearing on the group’s leak site on or around August 24, 2026. This listing was tracked by ransomware.live, a security research platform that monitors ransomware groups’ public leak sites. At this time, this is solely a claim made by the threat actor on its own extortion portal — it has not been verified by Country-Wide Insurance, by any independent security researcher, or by any regulatory body.
What we know — and don’t
- A group identifying itself as Booba Project posted a claim referencing Country-Wide Insurance on its leak site.
- The claim is dated on or around August 24, 2026, according to the tracked listing.
- Country-Wide Insurance operates in the finance sector, specifically insurance services.
- The specific types of data the group claims to have obtained have not been disclosed in the listing and have not been confirmed by any party.
- Country-Wide Insurance has not issued a public statement confirming or denying this claim as of this writing.
- No regulatory filing or breach notification tied to this claim has been identified at this time.
What should you do if you have an account with this company?
- Change your password for any account with Country-Wide Insurance, and avoid reusing that password on other sites.
- Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever it is offered, particularly on email, banking, and insurance portal accounts.
- Be cautious of unexpected emails, texts, or calls referencing policy numbers, claims, or payment details — these could be phishing attempts that follow a data claim like this one.
- Monitor your bank and insurance statements for unfamiliar activity or unauthorized changes to your policy.
- Consider a service like a service like Aura or LifeLock that offers identity monitoring, so you can be alerted quickly if your personal information turns up somewhere it shouldn’t be.
- Keep records of any suspicious communications in case they’re needed later for reporting to your provider or to regulators.
BreachLetter will update this page if Country-Wide Insurance confirms this incident, if additional details emerge from credible sources, or if the matter is officially reported to regulators.