{"id":13057,"date":"2025-12-12T12:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=13057"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:43:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:43:03","slug":"major-data-breach-involving-mass-largest-health-insurer-exposes-social-security-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=13057","title":{"rendered":"Major data breach involving Mass.\u2019 largest health insurer exposes Social Security numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Conduent Services, a third-party \u201cback-office support\u201d service provider, has notified Blue Cross Blue Shield patients of a major data leak containing their highly sensitive information \u2014 including Social Security numbers. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are writing to inform you about a recent incident experienced by Conduent that may have involved some of your personal information, which came into our possession due to the services we provide to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas,\u201d the company told patients in an Oct. 24 letter. <\/p>\n

While the company said it\u2019s \u201cunaware\u201d of any attempted or actual misuse of patient data, Conduent still provided customers with a list of cautionary measures they can take to protect themselves \u201cshould [they] feel it necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

In January, Conduent faced a \u201ccyber incident\u201d that impacted some of its network \u2014 prompting an investigation. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur investigation determined an unauthorized third party had access to our environment from October 21, 2024 to January 13, 2025, and obtained some files associated with Blue Cross Blue Shield,\u201d the company said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are providing you with this notice upon the recent conclusion of this time-sensitive data analysis, as your personal information was contained in the affected files,\u201d the company said<\/p>\n