Another cyberattack is coming to light, this time targeting Blue Cross of Idaho. The company itself announced that it had been hacked, resulting in the personal data of a large number of customers being compromised. Blue Cross has health insurance for about 560,000 customers. The attack appears to have compromised the information of about 5,600 customers.
The information that was breached mainly concerns customer names, provider names, account numbers, application numbers, codes for various procedures, payment information and more.
Investigators said the Blue Cross of Idaho portal was compromised on March 21. The attack was aimed at extorting money. The problem was quickly identified and the portal was secured a day later, leaving the hackers out.
Unfortunately, a lot of data was breached, but Blue Cross confirmed that no social security numbers, driver's license numbers, bank account and credit card numbers, or information related to medical diagnoses were compromised.
As soon as the company became aware of the issue, it reported the incident to the FBI. It even launched an internal investigation to determine the extent of the data impact and to assist with the investigation by experts.
Of course, the company contacted all affected members to inform them of the situation and took extra security measures to protect the identity of its customers.
“We take our customers’ privacy very seriously and are committed to ensuring the security of our members’ data,” said Blue Cross Vice President Paul Zurlo.
He also stated that they have not detected any use of the compromised data in illegal activities.
The company asks its customers to be vigilant and to contact the company immediately if they detect any strange or suspicious activity.
