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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
ArchivedSubmitted 04/13/2025
Updated 14 hours ago ()
- State
- IL
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 6,903
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Other
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, discovered fraudulent registration activity in its member portal system, Blue Access for Members, that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 6,903 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE provided breach notification to the affected individuals, the media, the HHS Secretary, and posted substitute breach notice on their websites. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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