Bill Berkrot and Karen Freifield report: Anthem Inc. said on Wednesday its millions of customers can sign up for free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services this week following a massive cyber attack involving stolen U.S. Social Security numbers, birth dates and sensitive health information. “Consumers will be able to sign up for these services,…
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TN: Police report filed in security breach at State of Franklin Healthcare
NewsChannel 11 reports that at least four employees of State of Franklin Health Care Associates have become victims of ID theft following a breach involving payroll information. The Johnson City Police are investigating. A letter sent to SoFHA employees from CEO Richard Panek on Tuesday said, “I regret to inform you of a recent data…
All in: NAIC wants all states and territories to collaborate in probe of Anthem breach
The Denver Channel reports: Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners want a multi-state examination of Anthem, Inc. and its affiliates, following the discovery of a cybersecurity breach at the health insurance company. […] Given the potential scope of the breach and the number of consumers affected, the NAIC said it anticipates all 56…
Anthem Breach May Have Started in April 2014
Brian Krebs reports: Analysis of open source information on the cybercriminal infrastructure likely used to siphon 80 million Social Security numbers and other sensitive data from health insurance giant Anthem suggests the attackers may have first gained a foothold in April 2014, nine months before the company says it discovered the intrusion. Read his full article on…
Aspire Indiana notifies over 45,000 employees and clients after burglars nab office laptops
Since HHS has been revamping their breach tool, I’ve had a tough time figuring out what’s newly added or what I’ve missed. One incident, caught my eye, however, and I was able to find the covered entity’s notice of the breach. An undated notice* linked from Aspire Indiana, Inc.‘s home page explains: Aspire Indiana, Inc. Notifies Individuals…
OPM monitoring Anthem breach; 1.3m federal employees covered by Anthem
Aliya Sternstein had an interesting exclusive the other day on NextGov: The Office of Personnel Management is keeping a close eye on details emerging about a hack at the second biggest U.S. health insurer, Anthem Inc., which provides coverage to 1.3 million federal employees. Anthem runs the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan, better known…