WA: Group Health laptops missing, 31, 000 identities at risk

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

(Verified with KOMO TV that this is a different incident that the Swedish 
Urology Group theft reported earlier)

http://www.komotv.com/news/6681342.html

Group Health Cooperative Health Care System said Friday two of its laptop 
computers containing the personal information of 31,000 people are 
missing. The computers are said to contain the names, addresses, social 
security numbers and Group Health ID numbers of local patients and 
employees.

Group Health said the information is password protected, and that the 
company has not found any evidence that indicates the laptops were stolen 
or the information is being misused.

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