The FBI said it was aware of the incident and was assisting the investigation.
It said it was offering identity theft service to those affected and extending credit monitoring to all customers.A broker on an online crime forum claimed to have records on 170,000 DC Health Link customers and was offering them for sale for an unspecified amount. The broker claimed they were stolen Monday. The broker did not immediately respond to questions posed by The Associated Press on an encrypted chat site.
“Oh my God,” the man said when informed the information was public. All 12 people listed work for the same company or are family members. It recommended that anyone registered on the health insurance exchange freeze their credit to prevent identity theft.
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