Anthem, JP Morgan Chase, Target and Home Depot—if one trend is clear, it's that cyber criminals are aiming big.
And next on their list? Insurance firms, according to the New York State Department of Financial Services in its "Report on Cyber Security in the Insurance Sector." And this hypotheses is based on fact: 35% of insurers experienced between one and five breaches over the past three years, with an additional 2% reporting between six and 10 breaches, and 5% of carriers experiencing more than 10, the report says.
Carriers digitally possess large amounts of personally identifiable information and protected health information, which is attractive to hackers who can sell it on the black market.
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