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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

Disclosed Jul 25, 20233 years ago2,688 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

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.

What is known

People affected2,688 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedJul 25, 2023
AttackInsider
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalJul 25, 20232,688
HHS archivetotalDec 19, 20231,676
HHS archivetotalApr 5, 2024717

Other breaches at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

BreachAffected
Disclosed Dec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20259 months agoHacking1,670
Disclosed Dec 18, 2020Dec 18, 20205 years agoHacking1,340
Theft of 57 unencrypted hard drives exposes data of over 1 million membersNov 1, 201015 years agoLost or stolen device1M
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · records: 1676 to 2688 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2023-12-19 to 2023-07-25 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: 717 to 1676 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2024-04-05 to 2023-12-19 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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