Anthem just got hacked

Heads up everyone, anthem just got hacked and 70-80 million accounts are compromised. the hack affects all of anthems brands including:
Anthem Blue Cross, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Amerigroup, Caremore, Unicare, Healthlink, and DeCare.

here are the reports:
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/02/data-breach-at-health-insurer-anthem-could-impact-millions/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/02/04/health-care-anthem-hacked/22900925/

how to place a fraud alert on your credit file:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0275-place-fraud-alert

my wife and I are going to place a fraud alerts on our files.

I am so tired of businesses being hacked and our information becoming compromised. when will it end?

 

It won't end, there will always be vulnerabilities.

 

It will end when people stop putting their entire lives online.

 

To have health insurance, you need to provide the insurance company with your personal information. In this case, I am not putting my life online. I am doing business with a company and trusting that our information is protected. Unfortunately, the entire world is connected and companies can be hacked. putting my "life online" would be like me posting my social security number on facebook. However, this is more of a case of being the victim of a criminal attack.

my "when will it end" comment was in reference to companies being hacked. barring getting rid of the internet, how will we ever stop it?

 

better call saul