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Bankers Life Hack Affects More Than 566,000

November 12, 2018

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Bankers Life is notifying more than 566,000 individuals, including Medicare supplemental insurance policyholders, that their personal information was exposed in a hacking incident. Employee credentials were compromised, enabling unauthorized third parties to gain access to certain company websites containing personal data on policyholders and applicants, the insurer says.

The incident, which was reported by Bankers Life’s parent company, CNO Financial Group, to the Department of Health and Human Services as an “unauthorized access/disclosure” breach, is the fifth largest incident added to the HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool website so far this year. Commonly called the “wall of shame,” the HHS website lists health data breaches impacting 500 or more individuals.

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