Blue Shield of California (BSC)

Blue Shield of California (BSC) notified California AG on Dec 22, 2022 of a data breach, which occurred on Oct 30, 2022. Data exposed: Social Security number, Email address, Tax ID / EIN / ITIN, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: Blue Shield of California (BSC)
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Dec 22, 2022
Date(s) of breach: Friday, June 17, 2022Sunday, October 30, 2022
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Email address Tax ID / EIN / ITIN Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Oct 30, 2022, as stated in the letter
"WHAT HAPPENED The Blue Shield Privacy Office learned that on October 30, 2022, an employee emailed a confidential spreadsheet containing broker Personally Identifiable Information to a personal email address."
Days to notice: 53 days from discovery (Oct 30, 2022) to the California record (Dec 22, 2022). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter: 12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:00 UTC

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