Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Kaiser Laptop Stolen
Kaiser Laptop Stolen
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
Data Loss Source: A doctor’s laptop was stolen from the Kaiser Medical Center containing medical information of 22,000 patients.
Date of Loss: February 14, 2007
Size of Loss: 22,000 patient files
Affected Individuals: Information on 20,000 patients
Geographic Focus: US
Data contained: Personal information on 20,000 patients; only 500 records included Social Security numbers
Additional Notes: Kaiser Permanente is in the process of notifying as many as 22,000 patients of a possible breach of their private medical information. There were no details provided about where or how the laptop was taken, but a Kaiser spokesman said it was likely a random and isolated crime of opportunity.
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
Data Loss Source: A doctor’s laptop was stolen from the Kaiser Medical Center containing medical information of 22,000 patients.
Date of Loss: February 14, 2007
Size of Loss: 22,000 patient files
Affected Individuals: Information on 20,000 patients
Geographic Focus: US
Data contained: Personal information on 20,000 patients; only 500 records included Social Security numbers
Additional Notes: Kaiser Permanente is in the process of notifying as many as 22,000 patients of a possible breach of their private medical information. There were no details provided about where or how the laptop was taken, but a Kaiser spokesman said it was likely a random and isolated crime of opportunity.
Labels: Kaiser Medical Center
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