[Dataloss] (update): Utah hospital billing records from over2million patients stolen

[Alex Joannou]

Like a lojack for data tapes.  Sounds like a great product idea.  

Thanks, 

Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: "Max Hozven" <mhozven at tealeaf.com>

Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:18:06 
To:"David Metcalf" <dmetcalf at mcraemetcalf.com>, "lyger" <lyger at attrition.org>,       <dataloss at attrition.org>
Subject: Re: [Dataloss] (update): Utah hospital billing records from over
	2million patients stolen


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 
  
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 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=76de0817-3ffe-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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