Updated: 10/6/2009 7:46:37 PM
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee says 68 computer hard drives have been stolen from an office building in suburban Chattanooga, but the insurer says there is "no reason to believe that member data has been accessed." BlueCross spokeswoman Mary Thompson said in a statement late Tuesday that "unauthorized persons" over the weekend took the hard drives from the insurer's Eastgate offices. The statement said the equipment contains employee training recordings and that retrieving member information from the drives would require highly specialized skills and software. The statement said BlueCross is "working feverishly" to make sure no patient information has been accessed. Police and the Chattanooga FBI office said an investigation is continuing.
