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FBI Investigating Anthem Security Breach Affecting 80M Customers
cbslocal.com ^

Posted on 02/05/2015 9:10:57 AM PST by BenLurkin

The nation’s second-largest health insurer said it was contacting customers affected by the “very sophisticated” cyberattack and was working to figure out how many people were affected.

The company said information the hackers gained access to included names, birthdates, email address, employment details, Social Security numbers, incomes and street addresses of people who are currently covered or have had coverage in the past

(Excerpt) Read more at losangeles.cbslocal.com ...


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1 posted on 02/05/2015 9:10:57 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Inside job


2 posted on 02/05/2015 9:13:08 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: BenLurkin

Probably malware from a cute cat website or something.


3 posted on 02/05/2015 9:17:26 AM PST by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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“cute cat website”. I heard if you watch the super-bowl puppy-Clydesdale commercial online, your puter will start on fire later that night. ;-)


4 posted on 02/05/2015 10:07:19 AM PST by Lockbar (What would Vlad The Impaler do?)
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To: BenLurkin
Two bits sezz it is the Microsoft SMB !

5 posted on 02/05/2015 10:35:22 AM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your teaching is my delight.)
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To: DonaldC

Probably malware from a cute cat website or something.<<<<<<<<

Sir, them’s fightin’ words....do not tamper with our cute cat sites. :)


6 posted on 02/05/2015 10:36:25 AM PST by Mjaye (Obama's chickens have come home to roost.)
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To: BenLurkin

FBI: “Its North Korea!!!”


7 posted on 02/05/2015 11:27:28 AM PST by Dubh_Ghlase
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To: BenLurkin

Brian Williams remembers this well; He was there, at his TRS-80 trying to improve healthcare.gov when he bravely subscribed 80 million people from Anthem in that heroic keystroke of an act.


8 posted on 02/05/2015 11:32:24 AM PST by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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