Blue Cross Says 215,000 Members in Illinois Affected in Anthem Breach

Anthem announced the breach earlier this month, estimating the attack could have affected up to 80 million records

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois said around 215,000 members’ personal information was compromised in a data breach at Anthem, Inc. this month.

The company said personal information about current and former members, including addresses, birthdates, social security numbers and telephone numbers may have been exposed in the breach. Medical and credit card information was not affected.

The breach affects members of an Anthem plan dating back to 2004 and includes customers of Amerigroup, Anthem and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield companies, Caremore and Unicare.
Customers who used their Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance in one of fourteen states, including Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin, could have also been impacted.

Anthem announced the breach earlier this month, estimating the attack could have affected up to 80 million records.

BCBSIL said it planned to mail notifications to the current and former members in Illinois whose personal information may have been compromised.

“BCBSIL regrets that this may cause our members inconvenience,” the company said in a statement. “The privacy of our members is a top priority. BCBSIL has a robust information security program and has established additional security measures following the Anthem data breach.”

Anthem said it will offer 24 months of credit services to all current and former BCBSIL members affected in the breach.

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