Last week, Anthem Inc. informed the public of a major security breach. Formerly known as Wellpoint, Anthem is the second-largest health insurer in the United States. If you are one of the 80 million customers whose data may be at risk, Legal & ID Theft Shield may be a solution for you. Legal & ID Theft Shield, a longtime BuyMax vendor partner, provides a low-cost employee-paid benefit that can help protect your employees against the breach.
ID theft can be a major distraction for an employee if he or she has to tackle the problem alone. These distractions cost everyone money. Contact Rob Vest with Legal & ID Theft Shield at 703-945-3988 or robvest@gmail.com for more information.
What Happened?
According to a statement from the company (http://www.anthemfacts.com/), Anthem experienced a “sophisticated external cyber attack.”
Personal information of Anthem’s insureds and employees exposed includes:
- Names
- Birth dates
- Medical IDs
- Street addresses
- Employment information/income data
- Social Security numbers
- Email addresses
Consumers insured by one of Anthem Inc.’s plans:
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia
- Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Amerigroup
- Caremore
- Unicare
- Healthlink
- DeCare