Data Breach Alert: Blue-Cross notifies thousands of of identity theft concerns

Posted by Joe on March 10th, 2008

March 13, 2008 Update: Blue-Cross Blue-Shield officials announced this week that they will be providing Equifax Credit Watch to consumers impacted by their recent data breach.

Approximately 40,000 Blue-Cross Blue-Shield members in Western New York received notification from the company this week to make them aware of potential identity theft risk as a result of a stolen company laptop.

Its unclear at this time exactly what personal information may have been exposed, however Blue-Cross is taking immediate steps to help protect the impacted consumers by providing identity theft protection services to those individuals.

The company is requesting that any of the members with concerns or questions about the data breach contact the Blue-Cross Blue-Shield customer service department.

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