[Dataloss] Update - Vassar Brothers Medical Center laptop
lyger
lyger at attrition.org
Fri Oct 6 13:06:00 EDT 2006
Stolen laptop contained no identifying patient information
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061005/BUSINESS/61005013
A private investigation has determined that a laptop taken from Vassar
Brothers Medical Center did not contain any personally identifying patient
information, center officials said.
Vassar Brothers hired Kroll, an international risk consulting company
based in New York City, to investigate the contents of the laptop. Kroll's
Web site says it has a division that specializes in computer forensics.
After the theft was discovered in June, the center did its own internal
investigation and, based on that, mailed notices to 257,800 patients whose
personal data - including Social Security number, address, date of birth
and name - officials believed was compromised.
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