Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Tennessee says that the October 2009 theft of 57 hard drives from the organization's training facility compromised the personally identifiable information of as many as 500,000 BCBS Tennessee subscribers. To date, the tab for investigating the incident, notifying customers, extending credit monitoring to individuals affected and working with attorneys general in 32 states has reached $7 million, according to iHealthBeat.com. Thus far, only 20,500 people have signed up for credit monitoring. BCBS officials say they are likely to spend significantly more as investigations continue and more people sign up for credit monitoring.
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