Hackers κατάφεραν να εισβάλουν στους διακομιστές της Anthem, ένας ασφαλιστικός φορέας υγείας που χρησιμοποιείται από δεκάδες εκατομμύρια Αμερικανών. Οι hackers έκλεψαν αριθμούς κοινωνικής ασφάλισης, archives employment, 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 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"No leaks of patients' diagnostic records or credit card details have been identified."
Η εταιρεία δεν έχει εξακριβώσει επίσης, πότε διέρρευσαν οι βάσεις 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 access their.
So far, no one has claimed responsibility for it attack and the company says it is "doing everything it can to ensure there is no further vulnerability in its databases."
