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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Healthcare
- Entity Name: BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.
- Street Address: 1 Cameron Hill Circle
- City: Chattanooga
- State, or Country if outside the US: TN
- Zip Code: 37402
Submitted By
- Name: Heidi Yernberg
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Jayaram Law
- Telephone Number: (312) 212-8676
- Email Address: heidi@jayaramlaw.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside legal counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1,340
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 3
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 06/24/2020-07/01/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 11/09/2020
- Description of the Breach:
- Other
- If other, please specify: Unauthorized Access at our vendor, EyeMed
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 12/09/2020
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: 2020-12-18 Maine AG Notice - DISTRIBUTION.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: None
- 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: Experian - 2 years; credit monitoring, identity theft restoration; credit reports