Anthem breach was revealed in February 2015, affecting nearly 79 million individuals. The Anthem incident still tops the Department of Health and Human Services’ “wall of shame” website. The breach investigation found that credentials of five IT workers had been compromised, likely through a phishing attack. Phishing attacks have been linked to several recent, high-profile hacker breaches impacting other health plans. Organizations need to be far more aggressive in educating their workforce to recognize phishing schemes and implementing technical controls aimed at stopping phishing emails from penetrating their network perimeter.”]
Source: https://www.inforisktoday.com/anthem-breach-lessons-one-year-later-a-8897