Further updates regarding the security breach of Anthem's online application tracker program.
As of today, 470,000 individual subscribers have been notified of a potential compromise. 230,000 are in California, the rest across the various Anthem states.
There are some disturbing bits of information surfacing.
Apparently the breach went on for quite some time and was only discovered in March when an attorney who breached the system filed a class action lawsuit regarding the breach. I have at least two clients who were breached as far back as November, 2009.
Perhaps the most troubling is that, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a company investigation has yet to identify 10 computer addresses (IPs) that accessed information. This is of concern as this would indicate that these 10 breaches were not conducted by the attorney(s) and are IP addresses of unknown hackers.
I will update when I receive additional information. Questions for California subscribers should be addressed to Anthem individual membership at 800-333-0912.
Some current press articles on the Wellpoint/Anthem breach:
Reuters
Associated Press
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