Hackers managed to invade their servers Anthem, a health insurance carrier used by dozens millions Americans. Hackers stole social security numbers, employment records, personal contact information and more. A real treasure trove for online scammers.
Η Anthem is the second largest U.S. health insurance company with approximately 70 million registered users. The company admitted late Wednesday night that it had been completely looted by criminals. "Tens of millions of files may have changed hands," Anthem warned as a result of the hack.
If your plan is branded Anthem Blue Cross? Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia; Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Amerigroup; Caremore? Unicare? Healthlink; or DeCare, you are at risk – your data may have been taken by thieves.
Former Anthem customers are just as affected, the company said.
Anthem, based in Indianapolis, has hired security firm Mandiant to investigate the case. In accordance with official FAQ, “no leak has been detected files patient diagnosis, nor credit card information.”
The company has also not confirmed when the bases were leaked data nor did hackers ever manage to breach their systems. Last week, staff with high-level access to the company's systems suddenly lost access to the servers after hackers locked them out from the outside by changing their passwords.
So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the company says it is "doing everything it can to ensure that there is no further vulnerability in its databases."
