In the states, an attack by a ‘sophisticated cybercrime group’, means a kid sent an e-mail they can’t open.

Why make a press release about a successful defense?

“The intrusion was stopped “within hours” and no business functions were affected by ransomware, Aflac said. But the company admitted that there were files stolen during the incident and said officials are determining the total number of affected individuals.”

Ah.

Perhaps because it wasn’t competely successful, but there’s hope to get out in front of the news with some positive spin?