Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association notified California AG on Dec 12, 2019 of a data breach, which occurred on Sep 28, 2019. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Medical / health information, Health insurance, Postal address, Name.

Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Dec 12, 2019
Date(s) of breach: Saturday, September 28, 2019
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Medical / health information Health insurance Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Oct 22, 2019, as stated in the letter
"When we learned of this issue on October 22, 2019, we turned off the mobile app’s claims viewing feature that same day to investigate and remediate the issue."
Days to notice: 51 days from discovery (Oct 22, 2019) to the California record (Dec 12, 2019). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Third party: The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:11 UTC

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