Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Anthem, Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Anthem
Penalty:
$16,000,000
Year:
2018
Date:
October 15, 2018
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
privacy violation
Violation Description:
Anthem, Inc. agreed to pay $16 million to the Office for Civil Rights 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 exposed the electronic protected health information of almost 79 million people.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Health & Human Services Department Office for Civil Rights
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Indiana
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
healthcare services
Specific Industry of Parent:
insurance; managed care
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
