News about a second breach at Indianapolis-based health insurer Anthem Inc. comes as information continues to suggest many businesses simply not prepared for the elevated risks presented by new cybercriminal activity.
Anthem recently discovered that 18,580 of its Medicare members may have been victims of identity theft, after its third-party services vendor LaunchPoint Ventures discovered one of its employees purportedly engaged in identity theft activities by emailing the Anthem file to a personal account.
The Anthem file comprised Medicare ID numbers, which also included social security numbers, health plan ID numbers, Medicare contract numbers, dates of enrollment, and, in some cases, member last names and birthdates.
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Roy Urrico
Roy W. Urrico specializes in articles about financial technology and services for Credit Union Times, as well as ghostwriting, copywriting, and case studies. Also: writer/editor of a semi-annual newsletter for Association for Financial Technology since 1997 and history projects funded by the U.S Interior Department, National Park Service and Warren County (N.Y.).
