Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Disclosed Jan 29, 200818 years ago300,000 affectedUnverified
Stolen employee laptop held names and SSNs of 300,000 members
A laptop being taken home by an employee who works with member data was stolen, exposing names, Social Security numbers and other data of more than 300,000 members.
What is known
| People affected | 300,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Attack | Lost or stolen device |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers |
| Sector | Insurance · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: A Chronology of Data Breaches (archived December 2008)web.archive.org · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Jan 29, 2008 | 300,000 |
Other breaches at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two stolen laptops expose data of nearly 840,000 Horizon membersJan 3, 201412 years agoLost or stolen device | Jan 3, 201412 years ago | Lost or stolen device | Insurance | Confirmed | 840K |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.
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