Milberg LLP Announces Investigation of Premera Blue Cross Data Breach

NEW YORK, March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Milberg LLP announces that it is investigating potential violations of the federal and state laws by Premera Blue Cross ("Premera"), in connection with a massive data breach.

On Tuesday, March 17, 2015, Premera, one of the largest health insurers in the Pacific Northwest, disclosed that hackers had broken into its network in May 2014 and accessed personal data of its customers.  Premera discovered the breach on January 29, 2015.  Accessed data includes sensitive personal information, including:

• Names;
• Dates of birth;
• Addresses;
• Telephone numbers;
• Email addresses;
• Social Security numbers;
• Member identification number;
• Medical claims information; and
• Financial information.

At this point, Premera does not believe that data was removed from their network.

Milberg, is a nationally recognized leader in protecting the rights of consumers, including those harmed by data security breaches.  Milberg currently serves as a member of the court appointed consumer plaintiffs steering committee in litigation concerning the 2013 data breach that affected over 110 million Target shoppers.  Milberg also currently represents a proposed class of Anthem, Inc. insureds for a breach of the insurer's network that affected over 78 million Anthem customers.

If you have received a notification from Premera that your personal information has been accessed or if you are a member of Premera Blue Cross, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, Vivacity, or Connexion Insurance Solutions, Inc. and have questions about the Premera data breach, have any information about Premera, or if you would like to learn more about this potential matter please contact:

Andrei Rado, Esq.
Milberg LLP
One Pennsylvania Plaza, 49th Fl.
New York, NY 10119-0165
Phone number: (800) 320-5081
Email: [email protected]

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