DisclosureLens
HackingHealthcareProfessional ServicesHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)PHIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Anthem Blue Cross

bd_2a888327397200b7 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 24, 2022

Filed

May 18, 2022

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 records

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for Anthem Blue Cross →9 incidents on file

Anthem Blue Cross reported a data security incident involving its legal services provider, Von Behren & Hunter LLP (VBH). On January 24, 2022, VBH discovered unauthorized access to its network. On February 10, 2022, VBH confirmed that certain data was accessed and acquired without authorization. A subsequent review on March 25, 2022, determined that some Anthem Blue Cross members' protected health information (PHI) and personal information (name) may have been stored on the impacted server. VBH engaged the FBI and offered identity protection services to affected individuals. The incident is classified as a third-party vendor compromise.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 114 days

Jan 24, 2022

Begins

Jan 24, 2022

Discovered

May 18, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗
Illinois State AGJan 1 · first
HHS OCR+100d
California State AG+137d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last May 18 (CA) — a 137-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.