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

[Max Hozven]

Maybe customers should put in a GPS tracking device in each of their
tape boxes (or one box in each

shipment of boxes).

At least if the box isn't stolen (and the GPS discarded/trashed/etc),
they would have a chance at tracking

the location (or last tracked location) of a tape box.

 

-Max

 

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From: dataloss-bounces at attrition.org
[mailto:dataloss-bounces at attrition.org] On Behalf Of David Metcalf
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 2:49 PM
To: 'lyger'; dataloss at attrition.org
Subject: Re: [Dataloss] (update): Utah hospital billing records from
over 2million patients stolen

 

I cannot believe that they are only offering a $1,000 reward for return
of the tapes "no questions asked."

 

http://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/current/billing_theft.html

 

The website of the security company that lost the tapes is also
interesting.  It shows impressive pictures of their storage vault which
was "designed to be an impregnable fortress" and can even withstand a
nuclear blast.  Unfortunately, the employee never made it that far.

 

http://www.perpetualstorage.com/index_home.htm

 

Another example of human error overcoming the most rugged technological
precautions.  Or as Mom used to say, "No system is fool proof."

 

David

 

-----Original Message-----
From: dataloss-bounces at attrition.org
[mailto:dataloss-bounces at attrition.org] On Behalf Of lyger
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 5:07 PM
To: dataloss at attrition.org
Subject: [Dataloss] (update): Utah hospital billing records from over 2
million patients stolen

 

 

http://www.kutv.com/content/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=76de0817-3f
fe-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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