Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

• Type of Organization: Healthcare
• Entity Name: Highmark
• Street Address: 120 Fifth Ave Place, Suite 2114
• City: Pittsburgh
• State, or Country if outside the US: PA
• Zip Code: 15222

Submitted By

• Name: Dawna Gardner
• Title: Director, Integrated Risk Operations
• Firm name (if different than entity):
• Telephone Number: 1-866-228-9424
• Email Address: integratedriskandprivacyops@highmarkhealth.org
• Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

• Total number of persons affected (including residents): 300,000
• Total number of Maine residents affected: 2774
• If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
• Date(s) Breach Occured: 12/13/2022-12/15/2022
• Date Breach Discovered: 12/15/2022
• Description of the Breach:
  • External system breach (hacking)
• Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number

Notification and Protection Services

• Type of Notification: Written
• Date(s) of consumer notification: 2/13/2022
• Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Yes SSN Experian Notification Letter - Adult-Minor Credit Plus 1B 020223.pdf
  No SSN Experian Notification Letter - Adult-Minor -Credit Plus 1B 013023.pdf
  
• Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
• Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
• If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: Each notice will contain an offer of complimentary access to credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration for a period of 24 months.