HackingHealthcareHealthcareHacking OtherSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE, INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 9, 2020

Filed

Dec 18, 2020

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,3403 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

75%

Full breach record for BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE, INC. →11 incidents on file

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc. reported a data breach affecting 3 Maine residents. The breach was discovered on November 9, 2020, and occurred between June 24, 2020, and July 1, 2020. The breach was due to unauthorized access at their vendor, EyeMed. The information acquired includes names and Social Security Numbers. Identity theft protection services are being offered for 2 years through Experian.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 9, 2020 → Filed with AG Dec 18, 202039d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 138 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 39 days

Jun 24, 2020

Begins

Nov 9, 2020

Discovered

Dec 18, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_44e5b905dee444782020-12-18Verified

Name: BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE, INC.
norm: bluecross blueshield of tennessee
Domain: bcbst.com

Name: BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE, INC.
norm: bluecross blueshield of tennessee
Domain: bcbst.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Nov 9, 2020
Breach occurred: Jun 24, 2020 – Jul 1, 2020
Undetected for: 138 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 9, 2020
Affected individuals: 1,340state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain

Changes made: Offered 2 years of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Experian.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(39 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 39d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Nov 9, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Dec 18, 2020
39d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 9, 2020 → Filed with AG: Dec 18, 2020	39d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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HHS OCRDec 18 · first

Maine State AGDec 18 · first · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/b99afd7b-db72-4718-9513-581c1a090777.shtml
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Filed at: Dec 18, 2020
Raw hash: f1b95e17aa29547efc449bf8deeb4af943afd679b82fe1b066e9d2defe133745

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE, INC.

Victim entityBLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 9, 2020

Stated responseOffered 2 years of credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through Experian.

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov