Anthem has issued this press release release with information about Identity Theft Protection options that they’ll be offering. Anthem members will be receiving this information via mail as well according to the press release.
After the Anthem Hacking, Be Aware of Phishing Scams
Hackers are already sending official looking emails (ie. they look like they are from Anthem, but aren’t) in a phishing scam to get more personal data from people. The emails will usually contain a link to take you to a website that will then ask for personal data. Don’t click the link. Even if you don’t do anything but click the link, just visiting their website may be enough to infect your computer.
Here’s an article with more details on what to watch for:
A very simple precaution to take when you receive emails from your bank, insurance companies, etc is to never click on any links in the email to “log in to their website.” If you need to log in to their website, type in their URL or go to the website using a URL you know, instead of the one supplied in the email. Yes, most of the emails are probably legit and contain safe links, but the phishing emails will look almost identical to the real email with the small change of where the link takes you. Be safe and type in your own URLs and save them as favorites or bookmarks. Typing them in is very easy, and (I know for a fact this works with Chrome) if they are bookmarks and you start typing them in, it’ll try to auto complete them for you, so even long links can quickly and easily be ‘typed’.
Anthem Cyber Attack Info
In response to questions regarding the Anthem Cyber Attack yesterday, Empire BCBS who is a subsidiary of Anthem, has provided the attached letter and FAQ’s. They have been posted at www.iatsenbf.org and are also posted below. All Plan participants will be receiving a copy of this via US mail directly from Empire. They expect to be mailing it within the next few days. All participants who have registered on the Funds’ website and are currently enrolled in Plan A or Plan C will receive this via e-mail from us.
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