US Health Insurer Has Been Hacked

A US health insurer has admitted it has been hacked and the data of 1.1 million of A US health insurer customers are exposed due to hacking. This CareFirst, which operates in several US states, us considered as the third company to fall victim to hackers. Actually, it happened in June last year, however, it was only figured out recently.

According to Digital Marketing Agency, “It follows similar attacks at Blue Cross, which had 11 million customer records stolen, and Anthem, which lost 80 million records.”

Member names, birth dates, email addresses and identification numbers are the CareFirst database; however, social security numbers, medical claims, employment, credit card or financial information are excluded.

CareFirst chief executive Chet Burrell said, "We deeply regret the concern this attack may cause. We are making sure those affected understand the extent of the attack - and what information was and was not affected."