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CA: UCSF alerts patients about a security breach
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 23:23:05 +0000 (UTC)
http://pub.ucsf.edu/newsservices/releases/200805283/ The University of California San Francisco is alerting a group of patients that it has discovered a security breach involving a computer that held personal patient information. There is no indication that any patient files were accessed. However, UCSF takes this situation very seriously and is therefore responding with the highest level of caution and concern. [.] This computer contained files with lists of patients from the UCSF pathology department.s database. The data included information such as patient names, dates of pathology service, health information and, in some cases, social security numbers. The Department of Pathology has notified 2,625 UCSF patients whose information was contained on the computer. The files also included 944 patients whose tissue samples had been referred by other health care providers to UCSF for analysis. UCSF is notifying these health care providers to coordinate communication with their patients. UCSF has established a special phone line (415) 353-7427 and a special email address PathHotline () ucsf edu to answer questions from patients who receive the notification letters. [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tenable Network Security offers data leakage and compliance monitoring solutions for large and small networks. Scan your network and monitor your traffic to find the data needing protection before it leaks out! http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/compliance.shtml
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