Hackers managed to break into the servers of Anthem, a health insurance provider that usesται από δεκάδες εκατομμύρια Αμερικανών. Οι hackers έκλεψαν αριθμούς κοινωνικής ασφάλισης, αρχεία απασχόλησης, προσωπικά data communication and much 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 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.
Indianapolis-based Anthem has hired the company security Mandiant to investigate the case. In accordance with official FAQ, “has not been ascertained leakage patient diagnostic records, nor credit card information.”
The company has also not confirmed when the databases were breached or when the hackers managed to break into their systems. Last weekteam, το προσωπικό με πρόσβαση υψηλού επιπέδου στα συστήματα της εταιρείας, ξαφνικά έχαν την πρόσβαση στους servers, after hackers locked them 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."