Newkirk Products

Albany, New York August 5, 2016 Newkirk Products, Inc. (Newkirk) today announced a cyber security incident involving unauthorized access to a server containing certain personal information. Newkirk is a service provider that issues healthcare ID cards for health insurance plans including Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Blue Cross Blue Sh... ield of North Carolina, HealthNow New York Inc., BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, BlueShield of Northeastern New York, and Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Inc. (CDPHP), and, through Newkirks relationship as a service provider to DST Health Solutions, Inc., Gateway Health Plan, Highmark Health Options, West Virginia Family Health, Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs, Inc., Priority Partners Managed Care Organization and Uniformed Services Family Health Plan. No health plans systems were accessed or affected in any way. The data potentially subject to unauthorized access varies by plan but includes some combination of: the members name, mailing address, type of plan, member and group ID number, names of dependents enrolled in the plan, primary care provider, and in some cases, date of birth, premium invoice information and Medicaid ID number. The server did not contain Social Security numbers, banking or credit card information, medical information or any insurance claims information. On July 6, 2016, Newkirk discovered that a server containing member information was accessed without authorization. Newkirk shut down the server, started an investigation into the incident and hired a third party forensic investigator to determine the extent of the unauthorized access and whether the personal information of its clients members may have been accessed. Newkirk also notified federal law enforcement. While the forensic investigation is ongoing, it appears that the unauthorized access first occurred on May 21, 2016. Although the information contained on the server may have been accessed, Newkirk has no evidence to date that such data has been used ...Read More