Blue Shield of California members’ data stolen — a theives paradise for Crooks

According to an expert, sensitive information such as the data stolen from Blue Shield is typically sold on the illicit marketplace of the "dark web". Blue Shield of California recently disclosed that confidential patient information, including Social Security numbers, birth dates, and addresses, belonging to vision policyholders may have been accessed by criminal hackers. 

The breach might have also included diagnosis and treatment information and resulted from a cyberattack on a widely used software tool for sending and receiving data. Blue Shield is among the thousands of organizations affected by the hack. However, despite several requests, the insurer declined to disclose the number of its 4.5 million customers with vision plans that may have had their data compromised. For more information, please refer to the full story. 

California members’ data stolen — a gold mine for thieves

By Anita Johnson-Brown

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