On 16 August 2016, Open Source Research identified
the Aetna Health Care agency is pulling out of 70% of their health care
coverage under the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA). Three health care providers have recently
pulled segments of coverage out of the ACA, leaving many without proper health
care coverage for 2017. Wapack Labs believes this will lead directly to
cyber activity targeting Aetna, either from a hacking perspective or social
media outcry; i.e: a turn in public
sentiment and create the motivation and opportunity for political activists and
hackers to target these companies; company officials; and/or health care
subsidiaries. We are providing this
information for your situational awareness.
Publication date: 16 August 2016
Handling requirements: Traffic light protocol (TLP) GREEN
Attribution/Threat Actors: OSINT – ACA company cyber attacks
Actor Type: Tier II+
Potential Targets: USA / International
Past Reporting: DOC 4055 & DOC 3820
