Valley Baptist Medical Center: Web Leak

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Courtesy PogoWasRight.org:

http://www.newschannel5.tv/2006/8/29/28085/-Personal-Information-Posted-on-Hospital-Web-Site-

Tuesday, August 29, 2006   Posted: 06:39 PM

HARLINGEN - A computer glitch on a hospital web site left some people at 
risk for identity theft.

Names, birth dates, and social security numbers of various healthcare 
workers were posted on Valley Baptist Medical Center's web site late last 
week.

The personal information came from an online application filled out by 
workers who provide services and bill the hospital.

The mistake was first discovered by a Houston resident visiting the web 
site.

"I was shocked, " says Maria Hinojosa. A victim of identity theft herself, 
Hinojosa says she realized something was very wrong.

Hinojosa provided NEWSCHANNEL 5 with four names of the potential 73 
victims.

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