Anthem: Hacked America's second-largest insurance company

Hackers managed to invade the servers of Anthem, a health insurance company used by tens of millions of Americans. The hackers have stolen social security numbers, employment records, personal contact information, and more. A real treasure for online cheats.anthem hack

Η Anthem is the second largest insurance company US healthcare with approximately 70 million registered users on its registries. The company admitted late Wednesday night that it had been completely looted by criminals. "Tens of millions of files may have changed hands," as a result of the hack, Anthem warned.

If your plan is branded by Blue Cross? Blue Cross and Blue Shield? Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia; Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Amerigroup; Caremore; Unique; 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, “has not been ascertained patient diagnostic records, nor credit card information.”

The company has also not specified when The δεδομένων ούτε πότε κατάφεραν οι hackers να παραβιάσουν τα συστήματα τους.  Την περασμένη εβδομάδα, το προσωπικό με πρόσβαση υψηλού επιπέδου στα συστήματα της εταιρείας, ξαφνικά έχαν την πρόσβαση στους servers, αφού οι hackers τους κλείδωσαν απ'έξω, αλλάζοντας τους κωδικούς their.

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."

 

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