[Dataloss] Valley Baptist Medical Center: Web Leak
lyger
lyger at attrition.org
Wed Aug 30 09:03:33 EDT 2006
Courtesy PogoWasRight.org:
http://www.newschannel5.tv/2006/8/29/28085/-Personal-Information-Posted-on-Hospital-Web-Site-
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 Posted: 06:39 PM
HARLINGEN - A computer glitch on a hospital web site left some people at
risk for identity theft.
Names, birth dates, and social security numbers of various healthcare
workers were posted on Valley Baptist Medical Center's web site late last
week.
The personal information came from an online application filled out by
workers who provide services and bill the hospital.
The mistake was first discovered by a Houston resident visiting the web
site.
"I was shocked, " says Maria Hinojosa. A victim of identity theft herself,
Hinojosa says she realized something was very wrong.
Hinojosa provided NEWSCHANNEL 5 with four names of the potential 73
victims.
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