BAMC: No identity theft

[Jake Kouns <jkouns () opensecurityfoundation org>]

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/BAMC_No_identity_theft_after_records_breach.html

Brooke Army Medical Center said Wednesday that information in a binder
stolen last fall that contained records for 1,272 patients hasn't led
to any cases of identity theft.
BAMC spokesman Dewey Mitchell also said no one knows for sure what was
in the binder stolen from a case manager's car on Oct. 16.

The hospital said the three-ring binder may have contained names, home
addresses, home telephone numbers and patient health information on
soldiers and families.

“We don't have any copy of this, and it's all handwritten notes by
case managers. They log in, get a book, take notes and write
information,” he said.

“The likelihood that there is some private health information is
pretty high, but is there private health information on 1,200 people?
No,” he said, adding that the number could range from a dozen people
to 500. “There's no way of knowing because we don't have that book
anymore and there is no duplicate.”

The binder was stolen during a break-in at Rivercenter garage. San
Antonio police recovered and returned some of the items taken from the
car, but the binder hasn't been found.

The theft was immediately reported to local police and Defense
Department law enforcement, and patients were told Oct. 27. BAMC has
said it was unlikely that any information was “used for any unlawful
purpose.”

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