Anthem, Inc.

Anthem, Inc.

On October 27, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that Anthem, Inc. experienced a data breach due to theft, affecting 5,505 individuals. The breach involved the theft of an external back-up device and claims folder containing protected health information (PHI), including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and claims information.

Source: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/antheminc

"id": "ant330071725",
"linkid": "antheminc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 5505,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'United States',
                        'name': 'Anthem, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Health Insurance Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Theft',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 5505,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'addresses',
                                                         'dates of birth',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['PHI']},
 'date_detected': '2021-10-27',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-10-27',
 'description': 'Theft of an external back-up device and claims folder '
                'containing protected health information (PHI), including '
                'names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, '
                'and claims information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'claims information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-10-27',
                 'source': 'U.S. Department of Health and Human Services'}],
 'title': 'Anthem, Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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