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Anthem: Hackers compromised 5 workers’ credentials, may have been in network since December
– canadianbusiness.com
SAN FRANCISCO – The hackers who stole millions of health insurance records from Anthem Inc. were able to somehow commandeer the credentials of five different employees while seeking to penetrate the company’s computer network — and they may have been inside the system since December.
Anthem disclosed earlier this week that hackers stole names, social security numbers and other sensitive information for up to 80 million Anthem customers, in a breach that was first detected on Jan. 27. That’s when an Anthem computer system administrator discovered outsiders were using his own security credentials to log into the company system and retrieve data.
Investigators now believe the hackers somehow compromised the credentials of five different tech workers, possibly through some kind of “phishing” scheme that could have tricked a worker into unknowingly revealing a password or downloading malicious software.
The company also confirmed Friday that it found similar unauthorized data queries started as early as Dec…
Anthem disclosed earlier this week that hackers stole names, social security numbers and other sensitive information for up to 80 million Anthem customers, in a breach that was first detected on Jan. 27. That’s when an Anthem computer system administrator discovered outsiders were using his own security credentials to log into the company system and retrieve data.
Investigators now believe the hackers somehow compromised the credentials of five different tech workers, possibly through some kind of “phishing” scheme that could have tricked a worker into unknowingly revealing a password or downloading malicious software.
The company also confirmed Friday that it found similar unauthorized data queries started as early as Dec…
