Typically, I select a Friday news dump item that reached a peak level of trope, cliché, or bromide on the slowest news day that may be attempting to avoid wider coverage.

This week, that turned out to be an early Saturday morning publishing cycle. Considering the event appears to be “mid-July” there is probably some combination of timing, deadlines, and decisions when it comes to this disclosure.

Techmeme: US insurance giant Allianz Life says hackers stole the personal information of the “majority” of its customers, staffers, and employees, in a mid-July breach (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

By Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch. View the full context on Techmeme.

This is interesting on two levels. First, cyber incidents are “when not if” (so #hugops to the Allianz security and marcom teams responding as well as their technology partners) eventualities. Second, this eventuality reinforces Allianz Risk Barometer findings.