Blumenthal Addresses Anthem Cyberattack at Senate Hearing on Data Breaches

Statement

At a hearing today of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) discussed the Anthem cyberattack that has exposed the personal information of approximately 80 million customers and employees.

"This latest cyberattack is not only breathtaking in its scope and scale, it is potentially heartbreaking and life changing for the tens of millions of consumers and employees affected. Sadly, Anthem is only the latest case in a string of hacks and cyberattacks that have cost consumers tens of billions of dollars. These attacks are real and they hurt real people, and companies and universities collecting sensitive consumer data have an obligation to do more to protect that information," Blumenthal said.

The hearing of the Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, & Data Security Subcommittee, scheduled prior to the announcement of the Anthem data breach, was entitled "Getting it Right on Data Breach and Notification Legislation in the 114th Congress."

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