Anthem, Inc. has reported to Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart that as many as 62,051 of the state’s residents may have had their personal information compromised due to the recently discovered hacking attack on the company’s computer systems.
While Anthem does not currently sell health insurance policies to people in Delaware, state residents who receive health insurance through their employer may be covered by an Anthem policy. Additionally, some customers of Highmark BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) who used the BlueCard, a national program that enables members of one BCBS plan to get healthcare services while traveling or living in another BCBS plan’s service area, may be affected by the data breach. Any consumers who held Anthem policies as far back as 2004 may have had their personal information compromised, Stewart stated.
Current and former Anthem policyholders can visit www.AnthemFacts.com to learn more about enrolling in two years of free credit monitoring and identity theft repair services.
“Anthem is not calling members regarding the cyberattack and is not asking for credit card information or Social Security numbers over the phone,” Stewart sad. “Policyholders will be contacted only through the U.S. Postal Service.
Anthem also has a toll-free phone number for people to call who do not have internet access: 1-877-263-7995.
A Consumer Alert page has been added to the Delaware Department of Insurance website and will be updated with any new information received from
