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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Healthcare
- Entity Name: Blue Shield of California
- Street Address: 601 12th Street
- City: Oakland
- State, or Country if outside the US: United States
- Zip Code: 94607
Submitted By
- Name: David Rothery
- Title: Privacy Specialist, Consultant
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 5303103633
- Email Address: Dave.Rothery@blueshieldca.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Business Associate to an employer group Health Plan sponsor
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 63341
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 44
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 01/28/2023 - 01/31/2023
- Date Breach Discovered: 01/30/2023
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with:
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 03/27/2023
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: EXPERIAN_J2010_BLUE_SHIELD_OF_CALIFORNIA_Fortra_Brightline_L01_SAS_0.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
- Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
- If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: Per attached notification letter - 1 year of complimentary Credit monitoring plus Identity theft restoration services