US Illinois Department of Insurance 2015 Technical Error (Q16693)
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A data breach risk event
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US Illinois Department of Insurance 2015 Technical Error
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A data breach risk event
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January 2015
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Illinois insurance officials mistakenly allowed the Social Security numbers of an unknown number of health care providers to be posted publicly. The Illinois Department of Insurance disclosed the privacy breach Friday in a news release. Department officials learned of it Monday after receiving a complaint. Its unclear how long the Social Security numbers were viewable. The numbers were included in filings from Blue Cross Blue Shield, which Illinois provided to a website operated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The national association said Friday its not aware of any previous disclosure of sensitive data occurring on its filings website. State officials say they took immediate action to remove the information from the website. They are notifying the health care pro (English)
