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NFT: Anthem insurance hacked from a couple months ago

MookGiants : 3/27/2015 1:12 pm

I know it's old news, but I just got a notice about it in the mail. I still dont know whether or not I'm affected. I have to call the company I have my insurance through in a little bit to make sure. The website makes it sound like I'm not impacted by this but then why did they send the letter?

I was reading other places though that anthem did not have any of the information encrypted. How is that even possible?

Anyone else get the letter in the mail recently?

my wife

Eli owns all : 3/27/2015 1:21 pm : link

did I did not which is weird

I think

Eli owns all : 3/27/2015 1:22 pm : link

the problem with this hack is the people that are under the age of 18. Essentially they have all their info ready to load up on cc and whatever else they want once they turn 18

My company has insurance through Anthem,

Mad Mike : 3/27/2015 1:34 pm : link

and some of us were hacked. Some of my co-workers were notified that their information was hacked, and they've been enrolled in a credit monitoring service. Fortunately I didn't get that letter, but I wound up getting another letter that said my name and email address was accessed, but not any more personal information than that. I'm supposed to be getting a follow-up letter soon with more details, but it sounds like they'll give me the credit monitoring as well, even though they claim no confidential information was accessed. If that's true, it's really not so bad for me, but it's still a serious f-up, and a headache.

I got two letters addressed to two of my kids

Matt M. : 3/27/2015 1:42 pm : link

2 weeks ago. ! for me and 1 for my daughter last week and still haven't gotten one addressed to my wife.

I have to re-read the letters

Matt M. : 3/27/2015 1:43 pm : link

But, I believe all 4 were just informational and they claim our information was not accessed.

I got it this week. It's just CYA letter warning you that you

Victor in CT : 3/27/2015 1:45 pm : link

might or might not have been affected. I have not been as far as I know and my employer knows.

BBI Insurance

Larry in Pencilvania : 3/27/2015 1:48 pm : link

It's required by state law

Dave in PA : 3/27/2015 5:22 pm : link

To notify, whether your information was compromised or not.

Just about 80 million people impacted overall

jcn56 : 3/27/2015 5:30 pm : link

and that's if their figures aren't conservative. This is just a form letter to let you know you're one of the lucky third of the country (or so) that was impacted.

I got it today too

hudson : 3/27/2015 7:45 pm : link

I guess that means I'm special too then.

I got the impression

steve in ky : 3/27/2015 8:07 pm : link

That they don't know specifically each individual who was hacked bit instead only approximately how many people may have been compromised.