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