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Health Insurance Data Breach could affect millions
Anthem Inc., the nation’s second largest health insurer, disclosed Wednesday that hackers had broken into its servers and stolen Social Security numbers and other personal data from all of its business lines.
Source: CFC Underwriting
Given the company’s size, this breach could end up impacting tens of millions of Americans.
Formerly known as Wellpoint Inc., Anthem said in a statement that the company was the target of a “very sophisticated external cyber attack” that exposed names, dates of birth, member ID/ Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and employment information. The company stressed that the exposed data did not include medical records or financial information.
It is not known how many customers have been breached but it has been stated that all of the company’s business units have been affected.
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