Excellus BCBS

Excellus BCBS

Health insurance provider Excellus BlueCross BlueShield experienced a data breach incident in December 2013.

The breach exposed the personal information including the name, date of birth, Social Security number, mailing address, member identification number, and financial account information of its customer.

Excellus along with cyber security experts investigated the incident.

Source: https://blog.itgovernanceusa.com/blog/large-us-health-insurer-announces-mass-data-breach-that-occurred-in-december-2013

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/excellusbcbs

"id": "exc233319422",
"linkid": "excellusbcbs",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2013",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'name': 'Excellus BlueCross BlueShield',
                        'type': 'Health Insurance Provider'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['name',
                                                         'date of birth',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'number',
                                                         'mailing address',
                                                         'member '
                                                         'identification '
                                                         'number'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                              'Financial Information']},
 'date_detected': '2013-12-01',
 'description': 'Health insurance provider Excellus BlueCross BlueShield '
                'experienced a data breach incident in December 2013. The '
                'breach exposed the personal information including the name, '
                'date of birth, Social Security number, mailing address, '
                'member identification number, and financial account '
                'information of its customer. Excellus along with cyber '
                'security experts investigated the incident.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['name',
                                 'date of birth',
                                 'Social Security number',
                                 'mailing address',
                                 'member identification number',
                                 'financial account information']},
 'title': 'Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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