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Insurance Department Meets With Anthem Officials About Data Breach

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The Indiana Department of Insurance says health insurance giant Anthem is doing everything it can to mitigate the effects of a recent data breach.

Anthem announced late Wednesday night it had been the target of a cyber attack that left client and employee information at risk. 

Though the insurer says no medical information or credit card data had been stolen, hackers did gain access to personal information including names, birth dates, addresses, and social security numbers. 

Indiana Department of Insurance Commissioner Stephen Robertson, whose agency has jurisdiction over Anthem because the company is based in Indiana, says he met with Anthem officials Thursday morning. 

Robertson says he’s encouraged that Anthem took all possible steps to halt the attack, contacted the FBI, and notified potentially affected customers as soon as possible.  He says his agency will continue to monitor the situation. 

Brandon Smith is excited to be working for public radio in Indiana. He has previously worked in public radio as a reporter and anchor in mid-Missouri for KBIA Radio out of Columbia. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, Illinois as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, Missouri, as a reporter for three radio stations around Missouri. Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2010, with minors in political science and history. He was born and raised in Chicago.
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