Case file: Anthem Blue Cross
Every government filing on this incident, the dates as stated, and the days to notice against each state's statute. Built from the records on Nov 9, 2026, agency link on every row. Not legal advice.
The incident
- Breach window
- Jan 24, 2022 to May 7, 2022
- Discovered
- Jan 24, 2022, as stated in the California letter
- State and federal records
- 2 filings, May 18, 2022 to Sep 28, 2022
- Residents counted
- No state publishes a resident count for this incident
- Everyone affected
- No filing gives a total
- Information exposed
- Medical / health information, Health insurance, Date of birth, Email address, Phone number, Postal address
- Offered to those affected
- credit or identity monitoring through Experian (term not stated in the letter we read)
- Third party named
- Yes, the letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
- Days to notice
- Past the statutory period in California, counted from discovery to the state's first record
- Prior incidents
- 2 earlier incidents on record for this organization
The letter: "On January 24, 2022, VBH became aware of unusual activity within its network and discovered that there had been unauthorized access to the environment."
Filings
| Agency | Record date | People | In total | Days to notice | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California California AG | Sep 28, 2022 | Not published | Later filing, first record May 18, 2022 | Letter Record | |
| California California AG | May 18, 2022 | Not published | 114 days, statute 30 days, over | Letter Record |
People is the count the filing gives, residents of the state unless marked total. Days to notice runs from the discovery date the letter states, or from the end of the breach window when no letter states one, to the date on the state's first record of the incident. "Over" marks a count past the days the state's statute allows for notice to residents. The statute's trigger is a question of fact, the days are arithmetic.
Notice timing, state by state
- 114 days from discovery (Jan 24, 2022) to the California record (May 18, 2022). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
The statutes
- California: 30 days to notify residents from discovery or notification of the breach, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82. Sample notice to the Attorney General when more than 500 Californians are notified, within 15 days of the consumer notice (effective 2026).
Prior incidents by Anthem Blue Cross
| Records | Breach window | Filed with | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2021 | Nov 4, 2021 | California | n/a |
| Nov 20, 2013 | Oct 24, 2013 | California | n/a |
Filings more than six months apart are shown as separate incidents.
Sources and method
Records as published by California AG. Letter facts (discovery date, monitoring, third party) are read from the consumer letter the agency posted, 2 letters read for this incident, and quoted so you can check them. Texas and HHS publish no letters. First-seen times on each record page. Spot an error? Email support@breachtally.com with this page link.