Blue Shield Leaks 18,000 Doctors' Social Security Numbers 74
itwbennett (1594911) writes "The Social Security numbers of roughly 18,000 California physicians and health-care providers were inadvertently made public after a slip-up at health insurance provider Blue Shield of California, the organization said Monday. The numbers were included in monthly filings on medical providers that Blue Shield is required to make to the state's Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC). The provider rosters for February, March and April 2013 included the SSNs and other sensitive information and were available under the state's public records law."
Ten copies were requested under the public records law.
Good news though (Score:5, Funny)
With so many SSNs leaked, the odds of a criminal picking yours are getting worse all the time!