---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000004977-25-000128"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AFL"
cik: "0000004977"
company_name: "AFLAC INC"
filed_at: "2025-06-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T02:06:58.584544+00:00"
event_type: "cyber"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aflac reports unauthorized network access on June 12, 2025; personal data potentially compromised

## Summary
- Incident detected June 12, 2025; contained within hours; no ransomware, business operational.
- Potentially impacted files include claims info, health data, SSNs, and personal info of U.S. customers, beneficiaries, employees, agents.
- Review of affected files is in early stages; total number of affected individuals not yet known.
- Company engaged third-party cybersecurity experts; will notify regulators and affected individuals, offer credit monitoring.
- Full scope, legal, reputational, and financial impact not determinable at this time.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004977-25-000128
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AFL
- cik: 0000004977
- company_name: AFLAC INC
- filed_at: 2025-06-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: cyber
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497725000128/0000004977-25-000128-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497725000128/afl-20250620.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004977-25-000128
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004977-25-000128.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004977-25-000128.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.