Posted On November 23, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
November 23 – The Blue Shield of California data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C are investigating the data breach that was reported after the company was affected by a recent cyber security attack at Medical Eye Services, Inc. (“MESVision”). The Blue Shield of California data breach resulted in the sensitive information of certain individuals being compromised.
According to the Attorney General of Montana, Blue Shield of California reported a data breach after they were affected by a recent cyber security attack at Medical Eye Services, Inc. (“MESVision”). On August 23, 2023, MESVision, a third-party vendor of Blue California, learned that an unauthorized party had accessed information belonging to Blue Shield of California customers. MESVision manages vision benefits for Blue Shield members and possesses Blue California customer data. The company took its MOVEit server offline, reported the incident to the FBI, and then launched an investigation. The investigation confirmed that an unauthorized third party removed information from the company’s MOVEit server on May 28, 2023, and May 31, 2023. On November 17, 2023, Blue Shield of California sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
About Blue Shield of CaliforniaBlue Shield of California is an insurance company and an independent member of the Blue Shield Association, headquartered in Oakland, California. The company was originally called California Physicians’ Service, Blue California serves 4.5 million members and more than 65,000 physicians throughout California.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the Blue Shield of California data breach to determine what damages they sustained and what compensation may be available to them. Victims can file a data breach lawsuit if you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Blue Shield of California. Contact the Console & Associates, P.C. law firm at (866) 778-5500 for a free consultation to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form.
Consider reading our Guide for Victims of a Data Breach to learn what your next steps should be.
