Health Insurer Excellus Hacked; 10.5 Million Records Breached

Health Care Hacks — the choice of hackers this year! In a delayed revelation made by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield BCBS, which says that about 10.5 Millions of their clients' data and information has been compromised by hackers. Excellus BCBS headquartered in Rochester, New York, provides finance...

1.1 Million Affected by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Breach

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield announced yesterday that attackers gained access to a single company database containing the sensitive and personal information of more than a million of its current and former health insurance customers. BlueCross BlueShield BCBS is a federation of health insurance...

BlueCross BlueShield to Pay $1.5m for HIPAA Violation

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee agreed to pony up $1.5 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS for a HIPAA violation in 2009, according to a ComputerWorld report. This payment is the settlement of a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...