Investigators suspect Chinese hackers may be responsible for a breach
of health insurer Anthem, one of the largest medical-related
cyberattacks in history and a harbinger of a growing threat facing the
health care industry, said an individual briefed on some aspects of the
probe.
Anthem, the country’s second largest health insurer, said
hackers gained access to the sensitive data of 80 million former and
current members and employees, including Social Security numbers, income
data, birthdays, street and e-mail addresses.
There are some
indications that other health care companies may have been targeted,
said the individual said, who declined to be named because the
investigation is ongoing.
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The End of the Modern World
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1 comment:
So much for the mythical "privacy" of
electronic health records.
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