Anthem security breach, payday fraud may be linked

Anthem security breach, payday fraud may be linked cleveland.com
At least two Ohioans affected by a security breach at Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield suspect payday loans were fraudulently taken out in their names.

The two Ohio victims might not have discovered the illicit accounts for months, even years, except for a fluke: Both wrote to Plain Dealing for advice after they received unsolicited prepaid debit cards in the mail.

Share There are hundreds of other people who could be at elevated risk of identity theft -- and chances are, they don't know, thanks to the galling inadequacy of security-breach notices.

These notices are often so blandly worded that consumers have no way to gauge the actual level of risk they face.