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Anthem, Inc.

Anthem, Inc. notified California AG on Oct 15, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Jun 30, 2021. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Health insurance, Date of birth, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

All 4 filings by Anthem, Inc., state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Anthem, Inc.
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Oct 15, 2021
Date(s) of breach
Saturday, May 1, 2021Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Financial / bank account Health insurance Date of birth Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
May 1, 2021, as stated in the letter
"On May 1, 2021, upon discovery of the incident, PracticeMax immediately initiated a review of the incident, engaged legal counsel and hired a security forensics firm to conduct a thorough investigation."
Days to notice
167 days from discovery (May 1, 2021) to the California record (Oct 15, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter
24 months of credit or identity monitoring through Epiq
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:05 UTC

Dates and counts as filed by the organization with the agency. The breach window and the report date often differ by months.

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Other filings by Anthem, Inc.

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Anthem, Inc. on behalf of its affiliated covered entities California AG CA Dec 31, 2021 Not published Health insurancePostal addressName
Anthem, Inc. California AG CA Oct 28, 2021 Not published Financial / bank accountMedical / health informationDate of birthPostal address+1
Anthem, Inc. California AG CA Feb 13, 2015 Not published Social Security numberFinancial / bank accountMedical / health informationHealth insurance+3

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