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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.
ArchivedSubmitted 04/05/2024
Updated 14 hours ago ()
- State
- TN
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 717
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, the business associate (BA), reported that it inadvertently posted the protected health information (PHI) of 717 individuals to the Internet. The PHI involved included subscriber/member identification numbers. The BA notified HHS and affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect sensitive data.
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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