$1M reward offered to solve data theft crime

Posted on November 12, 2008
Filed Under Data Theft & Security Breaches |

Express Scripts (Nasdaq:ESRX), one of the largest pharmacy benefit management companies in North America, announced today that a small number of its clients have received letters threatening to expose the personal information of its members. The threats are believed to be connected to an extortion threat the company made public last week.

The letters, which were received by Express Scripts’ clients in the past few days, are similar in form to the one that Express Scripts said it received in early October from an unknown person or persons threatening to publicly expose millions of the company’s members’ records if an extortion threat was not met. That original letter included the personal data of 75 Express Scripts members. The company publicly disclosed the extortion threat last week and is notifying affected members.

Express Scripts said it immediately informed the FBI about the new threats. The company also said it was establishing a reward totaling $1 million for the person or persons who provide information resulting in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for these criminal acts. The company said anyone with information about the extortion threats should contact the FBI at 800-CALL-FBI.

“We are cooperating fully with the FBI to assist them in their investigation and doing what we can to protect our members,” said George Paz, CEO and Chairman of Express Scripts. “We hope that establishing a reward will bring forward useful information. We will do what we can to help find those responsible as quickly as possible.”

More information about the company can be found at http://www.express-scripts.com/

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