Insurer to Pay $250,000 for Losing Disk With Customer Data

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Health Net case involves 300,000 people in Arizona
California-based insurer Health Net has agreed to pay Connecticut $250,000 for losing a disk drive containing private information of 1.5 million customers, including more than 300,000 Arizonans. An Arizona investigation of Health Net’s handling of the breach is still pending. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced Tuesday that along with the settlement, Health Net has agreed to provide services to customers including free credit monitoring. Nearly 450,000 Connecticut residents were affected by the security breach.