HackingHealthcareFinancial ServicesHealthcareVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIEmploymentMediumContained

ANTHEM INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 29, 2015

Filed

Mar 18, 2015

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for ANTHEM INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC. →6 incidents on file

Anthem, Inc. notified the NH DOJ of a cyber attack discovered Jan 29, 2015, with unauthorized access occurring since early Dec 2014. The breach impacted members of Anthem and affiliated BCBS plans, exposing PII, SSNs, and PHI. Anthem engaged Mandiant and cooperated with the FBI. United Rentals, Inc. was notified as a plan sponsor.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 59 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 48 days

Dec 1, 2014

Begins

Jan 29, 2015

Discovered

Mar 18, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_5bb5e58103332c9f2015-03-20 · +2dCandidate
South Carolina State AGbd_f4f5ff0eb844cd372015-03-06 · +12dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a9c16e6c6be5f1002015-02-18 · +28dCandidate

Name: Alston & Bird LLP
norm: alston bird

Name: ANTHEM INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC.
norm: anthem insurance companies
Domain: anthem.com
Industry: HealthcarellmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 29, 2015
Breach occurred: Dec 1, 2014
Undetected for: 59 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 13, 2015
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPHIEmployment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Anthem notified this office of the incident on February 6, 2015 in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 359-C:19 — 359-C:21
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Began working to close the security vulnerability
Contacted the FBI
Fully cooperating with the FBI’s investigation
Retained Mandiant, one of the world’s leading cybersecurity firms, to assist us in our investigation and to strengthen the security of our systems
Changes made: Arranged to have AllClear ID protect your identity for two (2) years at no cost to you
Established a dedicated website (AnthemFacts.com)
Established a dedicated toll-free number
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(48 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGFeb 18 · first

South Carolina State AG+16d

New Hampshire State AG+28d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+30d

Pattern: first filing Feb 18 (NH), last Mar 20 (NH) — a 30-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.

Source URL: https://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/united-rentals-20150318.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 18, 2015
Raw hash: ababdcfa39367ab2a516d630c9a79c8d4670dcf98af583b282c4b533d8f5093a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAlston & Bird LLP

Victim entityANTHEM INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 29, 2015

Stated responseBegan working to close the security vulnerability

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov