July 8th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

In early June, Erie Insurance experienced an information security incident that they are continuing to resolve.  Local agent for Erie, Mark Shartiger, was on WCBC after the hack, assuring no personal information was lost…

  

“No network is safe. Erie had tremendous resources put in to the protection of this system. Fortunately, they were able to detect a malfunction very early in it. No data was lost or transferred.”

Shartiger said the incident serves as a good reminder not to share any information online or on the phone unless you are sure of who you are speaking with…

   

“The IRS doesn’t do it. No banking firms do that. Nobody calls you for your social security number, your bank information or nothing like that. So never give that out over the telephone.”