Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia Sends Personal Information To Wrong Addresses
July 30, 2008
The largest health insurance provider in Georgia has sent mail to the wrong addresses, possibly affecting over 200,000 people to identity theft.
You would think a health insurance agency would have better practices in place to protect individuals’ information.
- Story reported by the Associate Press, link from local news station www.wsbtv.com, posted on July 29, 2008 – http://www.wsbtv.com/news/17025491/detail.html
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that the letters were sent last week by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia. They include the patients’ name and ID number, the name of the medical service provider and the amounts charged and owed.
A company spokeswoman said “a small percentage” of the letters also contained Social Security numbers.
Entry Filed under: Character/Criminal, Financial, ID Theft, Identity Theft, Medical, Social Security. Tags: Character/Criminal, Criminal ID Theft, Financial, Financial ID Theft, ID Theft, Identity Theft, Medical, Medical ID Theft, Social Security, Social Security ID Theft.
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jiimiona | August 13, 2008 at 6:10 am
Yay! Interesting.