[Dataloss] (update): Utah hospital billing records from over 2 million patients stolen

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http://www.kutv.com/content/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=76de0817-3ffe-4f8e-9764-506795954fa1

Billing records of 2.2 million patients at the University of Utah 
Hospitals and Clinics were stolen from a vehicle after a courier failed to 
immediately take them to a storage center, authorities said Tuesday.

The records, described only as backup information tapes, contained Social 
Security numbers of 1.3 million people treated at the university over the 
last 16 years, said Lorris Betz, senior vice president for health 
sciences.

Betz said people would be notified by a letter at a cost of $500,000 just 
for stamps and envelopes. The hospital also pledged free credit 
monitoring. 

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