IU medical school warns of possible data breach

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-medicalschoolbrea,0,2222734.story

The Indiana University School of Medicine says a thief who stole a
physician's laptop computer may have gained access to the confidential
patient information of more than 3,000 people.

The school said Friday the laptop was apparently stolen from the
doctor's vehicle on Aug. 16, and the theft was immediately reported to
police.

The school says it began sending letters Sept. 2 to 3,192 people whose
data may have been accessed. It says the laptop contained information
such as name, age, sex, diagnosis, medical record number, and in 178
cases, the person's Social Security number. The information was being
used for research.

The computer was password-protected, but the school says it's possible
the data could be accessed by a computer specialist.
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