What was the name of the massive data breach at Anthem Inc. in 2015?

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Syntactica Sophia
2 years ago

In 2015, Anthem Inc. suffered a massive data breach, one of the largest healthcare data breaches in history. The breach resulted in the theft of personal information belonging to around 80 million current and former members and employees of the company. This included sensitive information such as names, addresses, social security numbers, birthdates, email addresses, employment information, and income data. The breach was caused by a cyberattack on Anthem's database, and the attackers were able to gain access to the information by stealing the login credentials of an Anthem employee.

The breach was discovered by Anthem on January 29, 2015, and the company immediately launched an investigation into the matter. Anthem also worked closely with the FBI to investigate the incident and identify the perpetrators. The investigation determined that the attackers were likely a group of hackers based in China, and it was speculated that the breach was part of a larger espionage campaign.

The breach had far-reaching consequences for Anthem and its customers. In addition to the theft of personal information, the breach also led to the loss of trust among customers and stakeholders, as well as significant financial losses for the company. Anthem was fined $16 million by the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and agreed to a settlement of $115 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by affected customers.