Anthem was the target of a very sophisticated external cyber attack. Based on what they know at this time, there is no evidence that credit card or medical information were targeted or compromised, just the other information that makes it possible to steal one’s identity.
It’s unknown how many records were stolen, but nearly 69 million people served by its affiliated companies including more than 37 million enrolled in its family of health plans, Anthem is one of the nation’s leading health benefits companies.
Once the attack was discovered, Anthem immediately made every effort to close the security vulnerability, contacted the FBI and began fully cooperating with their investigation. Anthem has also retained Mandiant, to evaluate our systems and identify solutions based on the evolving landscape.
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