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Data Breach at Health Insurer Anthem Could Impact Millions

Summary: Anthem Inc., the nation's second largest health insurer, disclosed that hackers broke into its servers and stole Social Security numbers and other personal data across all of its business lines, with the company saying it serves nearly 69 million people including more than 37 million enrolled in its health plans. Anthem described the incident as a "very sophisticated external cyber attack" exposing names, dates of birth, member ID/Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and employment information, while stating that medical records and financial information were not included.

Bottom line: The exposed data covers names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and employment details for a population Anthem itself sizes at nearly 69 million people served - and the source notes the data did not include medical records or financial information, so the stolen set is precisely the identity data used to open credit and file fraudulent tax returns.

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