Security News > 2018 > October > Anthem will pay $16 million to settle HIPAA violation due to 2015 breach

Anthem has agreed to pay $16 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and take substantial corrective action to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules after a series of cyberattacks led to the largest U.S. health data breach in history and exposed the electronic protected health information of almost 79 million people. Details of the Anthem HIPAA … More → The post Anthem will pay $16 million to settle HIPAA violation due to 2015 breach appeared first on Help Net Security.

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