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Summit Reinsurance Services breach affected 19,000

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Dissent

The Summit Reinsurance Services ransomware breach, noted previously on this site, is beginning to attract more attention. First State Update reports:

As a result of multiple consumer complaints, the Delaware Department of Insurance has been made aware of a security breach, involving Summit Reinsurance Services, Inc. (“SummitRe”) and BCS Financial Corporation, both subcontractors of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware, according to a the Delaware Department of Insurance.

The breach affects thousands of Delawareans with employer-paid plans. As reported by Karen Kane, Director of Privacy and Information Management for Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware, the breach impacts a total of sixteen current and former Highmark self-insured customers and approximately 19,000 of their members.

Read more on First State Update.

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