Hackers broke into the databases of Anthem Inc., the second-largest health insurer in the U.S., and stole up to 80 million customers’ personal information. The data includes current and former customers’ names, birthdays, medical IDs, social security numbers, street addresses, email addresses and employment information, Anthem president and CEO Joseph Swedish wrote in a note sent to customers. There is no evidence at this time that credit card or medical information such as claims, test results or diagnostic codes were targeted or stolen.
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Anthem Mega-Breach Jeopardizes 80 Million Consumers
Posted by: Richard Adhikari February 5, 2015 12:49 PMHackers broke into the databases of Anthem Inc., the second-largest health insurer in the U.S., and stole up to 80 million customers’ personal information. The data includes current and former customers’ names, birthdays, medical IDs, social security numbers, street addresses, email addresses and employment information, Anthem president and CEO Joseph Swedish wrote in a note sent to customers. There is no evidence at this time that credit card or medical information such as claims, test results or diagnostic codes were targeted or stolen.