Blue Shield of California

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Blue Shield of California on July 3, 2014. The breach occurred during the submission of provider rosters on February 28, 2013, March 31, 2013, and April 30, 2013, inadvertently disclosing provider Social Security numbers (SSNs), names, addresses, and business details. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-45753

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/blue-shield-of-california

"id": "blu214072725",
"linkid": "blue-shield-of-california",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2013",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Blue Shield of California',
                        'type': 'Health Insurance Provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Inadvertent Disclosure',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers (SSNs)',
                                              'names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'business details']},
 'date_detected': '2014-07-03',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-07-03',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Blue Shield of California on July 3, 2014. '
                'The breach occurred during the submission of provider rosters '
                'on February 28, 2013, March 31, 2013, and April 30, 2013, '
                'inadvertently disclosing provider Social Security numbers '
                '(SSNs), names, addresses, and business details. The number of '
                'individuals affected is currently unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers (SSNs)',
                                 'names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'business details']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2014-07-03',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Blue Shield of California Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}