Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Sued Over Data Breach (1)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois allegedly failed to protect the information of current and former members that was exposed in a June data breach, a proposed federal class action said.

Lois Montgomery says that Blue Cross failed to implement reasonable measures to protect sensitive information, failed to abide by industry data-security standards and those mandated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and waited too long to inform those affected by the breach.

Information exposed in the breach included Social Security numbers, dates of birth, full names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses, information regarding medical treatment and ...