Here are three quick facts.
1. Some clients’ bank account information was sent to customers and healthcare providers in May.
2. A Cigna spokesperson declined to give Bloomberg a specific number of clients affected but said it was a small number who work outside their home country.
3. The error wasn’t caused by a cyberattack.
“Cigna’s claim system erroneously issued claim settlement communications to certain members and providers,” Cigna spokeswoman Sabrina Cheung said in an email to Bloomberg. “In some cases, personal information was inadvertently disclosed.”
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