Personal information of 7000 retired teachers stolen in cyber attack
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The personal information of approximately 7,091 retired Vermont teachers, including their names, dates of birth, addresses, and medical and insurance information, was stolen during a cybersecurity attack on a health care data system in January, according to the state government.
Fortunately,, social security numbers were not compromised in the breach.
The affected individuals were members of the Vermont State Teachers' Retirement System who had supplemental health benefits under the Vermont Blue Advantage plans at the time of the incident.
The breach occurred on January 30, and impacted data exchanged between Vermont Blue Advantage and its supplemental benefits administrator, NationsBenefits, which utilized software provided by Fortra LLC.
NationsBenefits reported the incident to law enforcement, and an ongoing investigation is underway. To assist the affected individuals, NationsBenefits is offering 24 months of free identity protection, including credit monitoring, identity theft resolution, and identity theft insurance.
