Class-action suit filed after breach ; Suit: Former candidate representing plaintiffs
Attacks by computer hackers on nearly 390,000 Kansans served by the privatized
The Lawrence firm of Fagan, Emert & Davis alleged in the filing the nation's second largest health insurance provider didn't properly safeguard sensitive personal, health and financial information of its customers in
"Any data breach is serious, but this one is particularly dangerous because of the type of data stolen,"
Anthem reportedly didn't encrypt personal data of its customers prior to hackers gaining access to a database storing information on more than 80 million Americans. Customer and employee records containing names, addresses and
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"We've already received several reports of fraudulent tax returns being filed," Davis said. "Unfortunately, we fear this is only the beginning."
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Similar legal action has been taken in five states, including
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The Brownback administration selected three insurance companies - -
Davis, a former Democratic state representative who ran unsuccessfully against Brownback in the 2014 election, said the
Anthem paid
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