From: security curmudgeon (jerichoattrition.org)
Date: Thu Mar 13 2008 - 05:09:21 CDT

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http://www.buffalonews.com/145/story/296415.html

By Jonathan Epstein
The Buffalo News
03/11/08

HealthNow New York has alerted 40,000 members in Western and Northeastern
New York that they may be at risk for identity theft, after a former
employee’s laptop computer went missing with confidential information
several months ago.

The Buffalo-based parent of Blue- Cross BlueShield of Western New York
sent letters late last week to the affected customers, even though
officials are still not certain what, if anything, was on the computer.

Based on the company’s investigation, the potential information includes
names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, employer group
names, and health insurance identifier numbers. However, there was no
health or medical claims information involved, spokeswoman Karen
Merkel-Liberatore said late Monday.

HealthNow has arranged for any affected member to receive a one-year free
membership in Equifax Credit Watch, to monitor for identity theft. But the
company has no plans to re-assign new health insurance identification
numbers en masse, though it will do so at the request of any individual
members, Merkel-Liberatore said.

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