Express Scripts Data Breach

Express Scripts, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers that administers the prescription drug benefits for approximately 50 million Americans, recently experienced a massive data breach of customer records. The breach resulted in an extortion attempt by an unknown party who demanded ESI pay millions or they would release the confidential data (including names, addresses and social security numbers) of ESI customers onto the internet. As proof they possessed this information, the extortion letter included the names, addresses, social security numbers and prescription information for 75 ESI customers. The FBI is currently investigating this matter, but to date no arrests have been made.

This data breach exposes ESI customers to potential identity theft. ESI is not currently offering any type of identity theft protection for clients concerned about identity theft, and instead offers identity theft restoration services only to those individuals who have suffered some type of identity theft.

These types of data breaches by corporations are becoming commonplace. Recently a Countrywide employee stole and sold the confidential information on 2 million Countrywide customers. Breaches of confidential data can result in widespread identity theft and financial burden for those who are required to retain the services of an identity theft monitoring service.

If you currently utilize ESI, or have utilized ESI in the past three years, and are concerned that your confidential information may have been breached, please call us toll free at 1-888-933-1514 or email us at info@beltlawfirm.com to discuss your rights.