Premera, Anthem breaches probably espionage, expert says

Attackers who compromised personal data of about 11 million customers of healthcare provider Premera were likely after intelligence about groups or individuals, not cashing in on the information, even though it has enormous market value, experts say.

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Ben Johnson

Indications are that the attack and a similar one at Anthem disclosed earlier this year were perpetrated by the same group that likely has ties to the government of China, which isn’t looking for a monetary payday, says Ben Johnson, chief security strategist for Bit9+CarbonBlack.

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