Class action lawsuits have begun to spring up across the country in response to the Anthem data breach. Individuals in California, Alabama, Indiana, Georgia, California [again], and California [again] have filed lawsuits against the health insurer after their personal information was stolen by hackers.
According to The National Law Review, “data breaches aimed at health care information were way up last year, and attempted data breaches are only expected to increase,” because “health care data is such a hot commodity on the black market, hackers often target health care providers and other entities who have health care data.”