2015 — Carefirst: The largest insurer in the Baltimore regions,…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
The largest insurer in the Baltimore regions, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield notified customer of a cyberattack to a single database, comprising the information of approximately 1.1 million individuals. The hackers were able to access names, birth dates, email addresses and insurance identification numbers. CareFirst has stated that they did not gain Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, passwords or medical information in the breach.The insurer is offering free credit monitoring for two
Root cause
Hacking