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Posted On May 23, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches

Data Breach Alert: Elevance Health Flexible Benefit Plan

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Elevance Health Flexible Benefit Plan, contact the attorneys at Console & Associates at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

May 23 – The data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C. are investigating a data breach reported by Elevance Health Flexible Benefit Plan (“Elevance Health”).

What Happened and What Information Was Involved?

Reports began circulating in May 2023 of a third-party data breach at Elevance Health. Confidential patient data in the possession of NationsBenefits Holding, LLC, a vendor of Elevance Health, was compromised in a ransomware attack by the Clop ransomware group.  According to the HIPAA Journal article, the hacking took place on January 30, 2023 where a ransom was demanded in order to prevent the publication of the data.

As a result of the NationsBenefits breach, the names, Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, health insurance information and protected health information of certain individuals were compromised.

NationsBenefits began sending out data breach notification letters on behalf of Elevance Health Flexible Benefit Plan to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.

About Elevance Health Flexible Benefit Plan

Elevance Health is a large insurance company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company employs more than 102,300 people and generates approximately $156 billion in annual revenue. It owns and operates several other insurance companies, including Anthem, Wellpoint, MMM, HealthLink, Health Sun, Amerigroup, Simply Healthcare Plans, Unicare, Wellpoint Military Care and carelon.

How Can We Help?

Our data breach lawyers are interviewing victims of the breach to determine what damages they sustained and what legal claims may be available to them.

If you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Elevance Health Flexible Benefit Plan, contact us at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form for a free case evaluation.

Click here to learn what steps you can take to protect your personal information.

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Elevance Health Flexible Benefit Plan, contact the attorneys at Console & Associates at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.