Anthem Announces Settlement with State Attorneys General Following 2015 Cyber Attack
September 30 2020 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Anthem announced today that it has reached a settlement with the
group of State Attorneys General investigating the company’s
cyber-attack that occurred back in 2015, in which it was a victim
of a sophisticated state sponsored criminal attack group. Anthem
cooperated with the State Attorneys General throughout their
investigation and has agreed to pay $39.5 million in settlement in
connection with their investigation.
As part of the settlement, Anthem has also undertaken
commitments that align with Anthem’s ongoing and consistent focus
on protecting information. The company is pleased to have resolved
this matter, which is the last open investigation related to the
2015 cyber-attack. Anthem does not believe it violated the law in
connection with its data security and is not admitting to any such
violations in this settlement with the State Attorneys General.
At the time of the incident, Anthem’s first priority was to
ensure that its systems were secure and immediately engaged the FBI
and a world-class security organization. The company took immediate
action to investigate and assist consumers and customers and to
meet and exceed its legal obligations to provide notice and
cooperate with law enforcement. Following the investigations, no
evidence has been found that information obtained through the 2015
cyber-attack targeting Anthem has resulted in fraud.
The attack against Anthem in 2015 was just one example of a
growing list of companies victimized by these sophisticated state
sponsored crimes. The company is grateful for the support and
partnership of the FBI and extended law enforcement teams
investigating this attack and to the Department of Justice for
their efforts to bring the criminal attack group to justice when
two members of that group were indicted in 2019.
Anthem takes the security of its data and the personal
information of consumers seriously and is committed to safeguarding
PHI and PII, while adapting to the evolving health care information
security environment. Anthem continues to invest in a secure
framework, security software and hardware, 24/7/365 security
monitoring, in relationships with external cyber security experts
and is active in the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST)
and will continue to collaborate with state and federal regulators
and partners in this critical work.
About Anthem, Inc.
Anthem is a leading health benefits company dedicated to
improving lives and communities, and making healthcare simpler.
Through its affiliated companies, Anthem serves more than 106
million people, including more than 42 million within its family of
health plans. We aim to be the most innovative, valuable and
inclusive partner. For more information, please visit
www.antheminc.com or follow @AnthemInc on Twitter.
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