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Wellpoint, Inc.

WellPoint, Inc. Data Breach (2009)

Wellpoint, Inc.

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Disclosed

October 23, 2009

5999 days ago

Records

612.4K

Confirmed

Root Cause

Human Error

Industry

Finance

Description

A security weakness in an online application database left the electronic protected health information of 612,402 individuals accessible to unauthorized individuals over the internet. The organization was investigated by the HHS OCR and found to be at fault. The resulting fine was $1.7 million to settle.

Wellpoint, Inc. Data Breach (2009) - 612K Records | ExposedMap