Liberty Life has fallen victim to a ransomware attack Attack.Ransom , with the personal data of millions of the insurance company ’ s customers potentially at stake . Last night ( 16 June ) , the company informed customers that hackers have gained unauthorised access to its IT infrastructure . “ An external party claims to have seized Attack.Databreach data from us , has alerted us to potential vulnerabilities in our systems and has requested compensation for this , ” a statement to customers reads . “ Since becoming aware , we have taken immediate steps to secure our computer systems. ” It is believed that the hackers have demanded Attack.Ransom millions to prevent them from releasing sensitive data about clients . “ Liberty is investigating the breach and we will endeavour to keep all stakeholders fully informed as appropriate , ” the statement adds . “ We are working hard to rectify the situation . ”