Breach

A unit of AIG Inc. is the primary cyber insurer for Anthem, according to a recent report in Business Insurance.

New Mexico is one of three states without a data breach notification law but that might change if a bill from state Rep. Bill Rehm passes.

A former consultant who had access to personal information appears to have made unauthorized changes to the electronic payroll system hosted by third parties.

Plaintiffs in California, Georgia, Indiana and Alabama have filed suits and Anthem warned customers to brace for more phishing scams.

Malware was identified on point-of-sale (POS) terminals at two gift shops at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, and payment card information may have been compromised.

Experts argue that encryption is not the key piece in the Anthem breach if the incident involved a targeted attack on admin credentials.

Following its headline-grabbing data breach, Anthem's public relation's agency, Ketchum, went into action addressing the public.