Health insurer Anthem Inc. suffered a massive data breach after hackers gained access to a corporate database containing personal information. The breach illustrates yet again the healthcare sector’s vulnerability. Here’s an updated look at the sector’s top five data breaches since the September 2009 enforcement of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule. The sector has been hit by a “very sophisticated external cyber attack” which gave the intruders unauthorized access to Anthem’s IT system, resulting in the compromise of personal information of current and former customers.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/update-top-5-health-data-breaches-a-7877