Anthem providing identity theft services after data breach

Published February 17, 2015 3:11pm ET



TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – In the wake of a recent data breach at Anthem, Inc., the health insurance company is offering identify theft protective services and free credit monitoring to consumers affected by the incident, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Friday.

Anthem’s computer network was attacked by external hackers. The breach led to the release of information from 80 million customers that may date back to 2004. Anthem said the data could include Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, names, employment information and email addresses.

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