Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. (doing business as Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey) experienced a data breach due to the theft of two laptops during the weekend of November 1-3, 2013. The reported breach was confirmed on December 6, 2013, and may have compromised the names and Social Security numbers of an unknown number of individuals, along with limited clinical and demographic information. Horizon is offering affected individuals a free, one-year membership in Experian's ProtectMyID Alert for identity protection service.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-43443

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/horizonbcbsnj

"id": "hor404072525",
"linkid": "horizonbcbsnj",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2013",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'New Jersey',
                        'name': 'Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Theft of Laptops',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'Limited clinical and '
                                              'demographic information']},
 'date_detected': '2013-11-01',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2013-12-06',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. (doing business as Horizon '
                'Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey) experienced a data '
                'breach due to the theft of two laptops during the weekend of '
                'November 1-3, 2013. The reported breach was confirmed on '
                'December 6, 2013, and may have compromised the names and '
                'Social Security numbers of an unknown number of individuals, '
                'along with limited clinical and demographic information. '
                'Horizon is offering affected individuals a free, one-year '
                "membership in Experian's ProtectMyID Alert for identity "
                'protection service.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'Limited clinical and demographic '
                                 'information']},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Horizon Healthcare Services Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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