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Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield sued for data breach announced last week

Within days of Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shields’ (Excellus) announcement that its data had been accessed by a hacker through a “sophisticated” cyber-attack, two law firms teamed up to file a proposed class action suit last...more

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10 Million Affected by Sophisticated Cyberattack

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The latest major health insurance data breach of 2015 reported by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is considered one of the top 20 worst reported breaches of a healthcare organization. The attack affected about 7 million...more

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Exellus BlueCross BlueShield – Latest Victim of a “Sophisticated” Health Plan Cyberattack

Exellus BlueCross BlueShield has announced that the personal information of at least 10 million members has been compromised in a “very sophisticated” cyberattack that occurred on December 23, 2013 and was discovered by the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

10 million Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield members’ information compromised

Yesterday, Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield, located in Rochester, NY, announced that it will notify up to 10 million members that it was the victim of a cyber-attack dating back to December of 2013 that exposed their members’...more

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield sued for hacking incident

Not to be left out, plaintiffs filed suit against CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield late last week for the hacking incident the insurer suffered in May, which resulted in unknown intruders gaining access to names, dates of...more

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Anthem Data Breach Requires Plan Sponsor Attention

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On January 29, 2015, Anthem Inc., one of the largest managed health care companies in the country, disclosed that the sensitive personal data of almost 80 million current and former participants in its network was breached in...more

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