Anthem (formerly known as WellPoint) The nation’s second
largest health insurance provider has fallen victim to a cyber attack.Anthem said
as many as 80 million personal records may have been compromised as a result of
a security breach as reported by a newspaper.
The statement released on the company’s website shows that
attackers obtained personal information from current and former members
including names, birthdays, medical IDs, social security numbers, street
addresses, e-mail addresses, employment information and income data.
On the plus point, Anthem said there is no evidence that
credit or debit card, bank account or medical information was targeted or
compromised in the attack.The company said it will be contacting members and
former members affected by the breach and will also provide credit monitoring
and identity protection services free of charge.
The Journal points out that companies dealing in health care
have up to 60 days after the discovery of an attack involving personally
identifiable information to report it to consumers and regulators. Anthem’s
decision to go public with the matter much sooner than that could signal a
changing attitude when it comes to disclosure.
The company Anthem is still gathering all the facts and
working with authorities but this could go down as one of the larger data
breaches in recent memory and quite possibly the largest involving a health
care company.
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