<ul><li>Blue Shield of California, a nonprofit health insurance provider, faces a data breach in which over 4.7 million members' personal data was compromised.</li><li>The breach occurred due to a misconfiguration or insider threat, allowing the Google Ads platform unauthorized access to sensitive data.</li><li>While critical personal identifiable information was not compromised, the breach exposed insurance details, demographic data, and medical history of the affected individuals.</li><li>Blue Shield has urged members to remain vigilant against identity theft attempts, but has not offered identity theft protection services, drawing criticism from privacy advocates.</li></ul>

Blue Shield of California Faces Data Breach Amid Misconfigured Access to Google Ads Platform

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