Hack of health insurer Anthem puts data of millions at risk
Hack of health insurer Anthem puts data of millions at risk – Anthem, the number two health insurer in the US, revealed Wednesday that hackers had broken into its servers and stolen the personal information of as many as 80 million current and former members and employees.
In a note to customers Wednesday, Anthem CEO Joseph Swedish said the company was the target of a “very sophisticated external cyber attack” that compromised names, dates of birth, member ID, Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and employment information. He said there was no evidence, however, that any credit card or medical records had been exposed.
Anthem, which was formerly known as WellPoint and tallies 37 million current members, said it immediately moved to close the security vulnerability and was working with the FBI to determine the extent of the breach.
A spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal that it believed “tens of millions” of records were exposed, likely making it the largest data breach involving a US health insurer.
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