Health Data Breach Tracker/IN

Health Plan · Archived

Anthem Inc.

2,023 individuals · submitted October 15, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Anthem, Inc., reported that its business associate’s subcontractor suffered a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,023 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the subcontractor implemented additional technical safeguards to better protected ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Anthem Inc.
State
IN
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
2,023
Submission date
October 15, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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