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Anthem Blue Cross

Anthem Blue Cross notified California AG on Sep 28, 2022 of a data breach, which occurred on May 7, 2022. Data exposed: Medical / health information, Health insurance, Date of birth, Email address, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization
Anthem Blue Cross
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Sep 28, 2022
Date(s) of breach
Saturday, May 7, 2022
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Medical / health information Health insurance Date of birth Email address Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
May 7, 2022, as stated in the letter
"On August 5, 2022, Anthem learned that on May 7, 2022, an unauthorized person gained access to data from Choice Health, a vendor who we do business with, and downloaded a file that contained your PHI."
Days to notice
144 days from discovery (May 7, 2022) to the California record (Sep 28, 2022). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:01 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 Blue Cross

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Anthem Blue Cross California AG CA May 18, 2022 Not published Medical / health informationName
Anthem Blue Cross California AG CA Nov 24, 2021 Not published Medical / health informationDate of birthEmail addressPhone number+2
Anthem Blue Cross California AG CA Nov 20, 2013 Not published Social Security numberTax ID / EIN / ITINPostal addressName

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