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Names, birth dates, medical ID numbers, social security numbers, home and email addresses as well as employment information and income data were accessed by the hackers, [ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/Business/insurer-anthem-reveals-hack-80-million-customer-accounts/story?id=28737506) reported. Anthem received praise from the FBI for notifying the agency quickly so that it could begin a criminal investigation. Anthem, however, has some very stringent reporting requirements as a result of the hack. California law requires each person whose information was exposed to be contacted within 5 days. And as a Covered Entity under [HIPAA](http://health.state.tn.us/hipaa/), Anthem also has to comply with federal notification laws. If your business collects, maintains, transmits, stores, or archives individually identifiable personal financial or health information, your company also has similar reporting requirements in the event of a cyber-breach. 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