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Cybersecurity Costing Large Financial Firms $3,000 Per Employee: Survey

Big banks and other financial firms spend as much as $3,000 per employee to defend computer networks from cyber criminals, a survey found, as the industry remains the primary target of such attacks. That would translate to about $750 million …

Conn. Official: Anthem Customers Reporting Spike in Fraudulent Tax Returns

The Connecticut attorney general’s office says Anthem Inc. customers are increasingly reporting fraudulent tax returns being filed using their names and other personal information. But spokesman Robert Blanchard said that because of the number and variety of recent data breaches, …

Conn. Tax Commissioner Says Anthem Customers Should File Taxes Quickly

Connecticut’s tax commissioner is urging taxpayers expecting federal or state income tax refunds who may be affected by the Anthem data breach to file their taxes quickly. Kevin Sullivan, head of the Department of Revenue Services, said the personally identifiable …

Health Insurer Anthem Hit with Cyber Attack

Hackers have stolen personal information relating to current and former customers and staff of no. 2 U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc., after breaching an IT system containing data on up to 80 million people, the company said late on Wednesday. …