[Dataloss] (update) MD: Stolen Hopkins computer is returned

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-computer0904,0,500185.story?coll=bal_sports_promo

A stolen computer containing the personal records of 5,783 patients with 
cancer was returned to Johns Hopkins Hospital over the weekend, a hospital 
spokesman said.

The computer was given to Johns Hopkins security personnel on Sunday 
afternoon by Michael Mastracci, a Baltimore lawyer who says he learned of 
its whereabouts from a client and arranged to have it turned over to him.

An initial investigation suggests the data on the computer, which includes 
patients' names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, medical histories 
and other personal information, was not compromised, Hopkins officials 
said. Inspection of the computer after it was returned indicated it was 
probably never turned on after it was stolen and found no evidence anyone 
sought or gained access to the database information on the computer's hard 
drive, officials said.

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