Anthem cyber breach News

Health Insurer Anthem Settles States’ Cyber Breach Probe for $40 Million

Anthem Inc. said on Wednesday it would pay $39.5 million as part of a settlement with U.S. states attorneys general following an investigation into a massive cyber-attack at the company in 2015. The second largest U.S. health insurer said a …

Anthem Breach Hits Louisiana’s Office of Group Benefits

A state office that provides insurance plans for Louisiana’s state employees says personal information of some of its members was obtained by hackers who breached the online security of Anthem Inc. The Office of Group Benefits said about 2,700 of …

FBI Says It’s Close to Identifying Anthem Hackers

The FBI said it’s close to finding the hackers responsible for the attack on health-insurance company Anthem Inc. that exposed personal data on about 80 million customers. Federal Bureau of Investigation officials are still deciding whether to publicly reveal information …

Investigators Suspect Anthem Breach Began with ‘Phishing’ of Employees

The hackers who stole millions of health insurance records from Anthem Inc. commandeered the credentials of five different employees while seeking to penetrate the company’s computer network — and they may have been inside the system since December. Anthem said …

Conn. Tax Commissioner Says Anthem Customers Should File Taxes Quickly

Connecticut’s tax commissioner is urging taxpayers expecting federal or state income tax refunds who may be affected by the Anthem data breach to file their taxes quickly. Kevin Sullivan, head of the Department of Revenue Services, said the personally identifiable …

States Begin Investigating Insurer Anthem’s Data Breach

Several U.S. states are investigating a massive cyber attack on No. 2 U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc that a person familiar with the matter said is being examined for possible ties to China. Anthem disclosed the attack late Wednesday, saying …

Health Insurer Anthem Hit with Cyber Attack

Hackers have stolen personal information relating to current and former customers and staff of no. 2 U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc., after breaching an IT system containing data on up to 80 million people, the company said late on Wednesday. …