Anthem health insurance policy holders will be able to sign up for free credit monitoring and identity theft protection as of Friday. The company is offering the services after a massive data breach was revealed last week.
The health insurance provider, one of the largest in the country, fell victim to a cyber attack that allowed hackers to gain access to an Anthem database containing 80 million records.
Information the hackers were able to gain access to includes names, birthdays, Social Security numbers, street addresses, email addresses and employment information.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Connecticut released a statement on Wednesday, saying it’s “committed to timely notification to consumers affected by the cyber-attack.”
“Since the attack was discovered, we have been working with a vendor that is quickly making the necessary preparations to provide credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to the millions of people potentially affected by this attack. We have laid out a thoughtful plan with this vendor so that they can accommodate what we anticipate will be very high demand for these services. Our goal is to provide peace of mind to consumers, while minimizing frustration,” the statement says.
Free credit monitoring and identity theft protection will be provided for free for two years.
Consumers will be able to sign up for the services beginning Friday. Information on how to enroll will be posted at anthemfacts.com.
