MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowContained

ANTHEM INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 1, 2021

Filed

Oct 15, 2021

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

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

PracticeMax, a vendor for Anthem's VillageHealth program, experienced a ransomware attack between April 17 and May 5, 2021. Unauthorized access to a server containing Protected Health Information (PHI) was discovered on May 1, 2021. Affected data includes names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, Anthem member IDs, and clinical kidney care data. PracticeMax engaged forensic investigators, rebuilt systems, enhanced firewalls, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring via Epiq.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 14 days

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 167 days

Apr 17, 2021

Begins

May 1, 2021

Discovered

Oct 15, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_acb3b8ca891d05d12021-10-19 · +4dCandidate

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

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

Discovered: May 1, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 17, 2021 – May 5, 2021
Undetected for: 14 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified regulatory authorities
Third party: via PracticeMax

During the incident: Initiated a review of the incident
Engaged legal counsel
Hired a security forensics firm to conduct a thorough investigation
Notified regulatory authorities and law enforcement
Arranged to have Epiq provide credit monitoring services for twenty-four (24) months at no cost
Changes made: Rebuilding systems
Enhancing firewalls
Installing additional endpoint software
Reviewed existing policies and procedures and implemented additional safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(167 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings

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California State AGOct 15 · first · this page

California State AG+4d

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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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-546499
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 15, 2021
Raw hash: 881406bdc77b1432ac72cfd6c1d0cd16765a5c1baaa0fa18a5a952a41f6021d3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityANTHEM INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC.

Victim entityANTHEM INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC.

Incidentdiscovered May 1, 2021

Stated responseInitiated a review of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov