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Cameron announces $2M settlement with Anthem for data breach By Elizabeth Kuhn Frankfort, KY - Attorney General Daniel Cameron today announced a $39.5 million multistate settlement with Anthem, Inc. for a data security breach, which compromised the personal information of 78.8 million Americans. Anthem, Inc. agreed to pay $39.5 million to 43 states and the District of Columbia. Kentucky will receive $1,929,942.02. In addition to the payment, Anthem has also agreed to a series of data security and adequate governance provisions designed to strengthen its practices going forward. Attorney General Cameron's Division of Consumer Protection served on the executive committee of the multistate team and was a leader in the investigation. "To protect the interests of Kentucky consumers, our office investigated whether Anthem had violated Kentucky's Consumer Protection Act and federal HIPAA laws designed to protect sensitive patient health information," said Attorney General Daniel Cameron. "This settlement delivers nearly $2 million to Kentucky and requires Anthem to adequately secure confidential health and personal records in accordance with state and federal laws." In February 2015, Anthem disclosed that cyber attackers used malware, installed through a phishing email, to infiltrate its data systems beginning in February 2014. The attackers gained access to Anthem's data warehouse and harvested names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, healthcare identification numbers, home addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and employment information for 78.8 million Americans. The personal information of 2,305,612 Kentuckians was compromised by the data breach. Under the terms of the settlement, Anthem is required to:
In addition to this settlement, Anthem previously entered into a class action settlement that established a $115 million settlement fund to pay for additional credit monitoring, cash payments of up to $50, and reimbursement for out-of-pocket losses for affected consumers. The deadlines for consumers to submit claims under that settlement have since passed. Attorney General Cameron was joined in the settlement by the attorneys general of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. This story was posted on 2020-09-30 12:18:41
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