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Phishers Pounce on Anthem Breach

Summary: Phishers and phone fraudsters began targeting Anthem members within hours of the insurer's February 4, 2015 announcement that a "very sophisticated cyberattack" had compromised Social Security numbers and other personal data on some 80 million Americans. The scams spoof Anthem with offers of a free year of credit monitoring and include cold-calls to current and former members, while Anthem said on its breach hotline that no notifications had been sent since the initial February 4 notice and that mailed notices would follow in the coming weeks.

What's compelling: With 80 million records exposed - close to a quarter of the U.S. population - random calls and emails have a strong chance of reaching actual Anthem members, and the stolen data includes names, dates of birth, member IDs, addresses, emails, phone numbers and employment information. Krebs notes the phishing and phone scams are likely random and opportunistic, but that the stolen data may also have reached scam artists.

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Data Breaches
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