Blue Shield of California

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Blue Shield of California on June 5, 2015. The breach occurred between May 9, 2015, and May 18, 2015, resulting in the unauthorized disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) for an unknown number of individuals, including names, Social Security Numbers, and dates of birth.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-56265

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

"id": "blu527072825",
"linkid": "blue-shield-of-california",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2015",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Blue Shield of California',
                        'type': 'Health Insurance Provider'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'Numbers',
                                                         'dates of birth'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Protected Health Information '
                                              '(PHI)']},
 'date_detected': '2015-06-05',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2015-06-05',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Blue Shield of California on June 5, 2015. '
                'The breach occurred between May 9, 2015 and May 18, 2015, '
                'resulting in the unauthorized disclosure of Protected Health '
                'Information (PHI) for an unknown number of individuals, '
                'including names, Social Security Numbers, and dates of birth.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security Numbers',
                                 'dates of birth']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2015-06-05',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Blue Shield of California Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}