Eastgate Hard Drive Theft

Last Updated July 8, 2010

As of June 11, 2010, the total number of current and former BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee members[i] identified stands at 998,936; with all identified members receiving notifications indicating that their personal information was included on the stolen hard drives.

The 239,103 members in the Tier 3 category – confirmed as having their name, address, BlueCross member ID number, diagnosis, Social Security number and/or date of birth included in the stolen hard drives – have been sent a notification detailing the services available to them.   Of the 312,284 current and former members identified in the Tier 2 category (name, address, BlueCross member ID number, date of birth and/or diagnosis), 146,612 subscribers[ii] have been identified as requiring a notification letter be sent with details of the hard drive theft and remediation services offered to them and their family members.  And, 447,549 current and former members identified in the Tier 1 category – confirmed as having their name, address, BlueCross member ID number and/or date of birth – have received notification letters.

25,984 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee members have contacted Equifax to initiate the free 3-in-1 credit monitoring service offered to those members in the Tier 3 category.  Another 2,715 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee members have initiated the LifeLock® services available to minors in the Tier 3 category. And, a total of 998,422 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee members have been enrolled in the Kroll ID Theft Smart program.  As of May 28, 2010, there has been no documented incident of identity theft or credit fraud of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee members as a result of this incident.

Below is a representation of total BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee members identified and notifications sent through June 11, 2010, including the free remediation services to mitigate the potential for misuse of information. 

* For BlueCross members identified as minors

** The number of members identified and notified in the Tier 2 category is different due to the decision BlueCross made to offer remediation services to all family members associated with the specific subscriber ID number identified during the data audit process

At-risk members are strongly encouraged by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to take full advantage of the pre-paid protection services offered in their notification letter.

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