“SAN FRANCISCO —Millions of Anthem health insurance customers woke Thursday morning to an e-mail from the company telling them hackers had gained access to the company's computers and that their names, birthdays, Social Security numbers, addresses and employment data including income might have been stolen.

"Anthem will individually notify current and former members whose information has been accessed. We will provide credit monitoring and identity protection free of charge so that those who have been affected can have piece of mind," Anthem President and CEO Joseph Swedish said in the e-mail.” USA Today

Anthem BCBS states credit card information was not stolen. A representative stated tens of millions were affected.

"Consumers should be suspicious of any unsolicited calls or e-mails — don't click on links, or provide personal information over the phone or e-mail. If you get a call, offer to call back and use your search engine to find the appropriate number. Do likewise for any e-mails," - Lee Weiner, Rapid7

“Attacks against the health care industry topped the 2014 breach list compiled by the Identity Theft Resource Center. Health care companies suffered 42.5% of all data breaches in 2014, continuing a three-year trend, the survey found.” – USA Today

If this has been a trend over a three year period, why haven’t security measures been implemented?

The breach list article is worthy of the read.

Sorry about the news, folks.

More info here: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-anthem-hacked-20150204-story.html#page=1

Sources:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/02/05/anthem-health-care-computer-security-breach/22917635/

http://www.idtheftcenter.org/ITRC-Surveys-Studies/2014databreaches.html