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Subject: [Fwd: Re: [Dataloss] (update): Utah hospital billing records fromover 2 million patients stolen]
Even if somebody returned it, it wouldn't mean that the data is not going to be misused. Not sure what the point of the meager reward is, considering their cleanup cost is going to be nearly 3 orders of magnitude larger. Arshad Noor StrongAuth, Inc. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Dataloss] (update): Utah hospital billing records from over 2 million patients stolen Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:48:39 -0400 From: David Metcalf <dmetcalf@mcraemetcalf.com> To: 'lyger' <lyger@attrition.org>, <dataloss@attrition.org> I cannot believe that they are only offering a $1,000 reward for return of the tapes "no questions asked." http://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/current/billing_theft.html The website of the security company that lost the tapes is also interesting. It shows impressive pictures of their storage vault which was “designed to be an impregnable fortress” and can even withstand a nuclear blast. Unfortunately, the employee never made it that far. http://www.perpetualstorage.com/index_home.htm Another example of human error overcoming the most rugged technological precautions. Or as Mom used to say, “No system is fool proof.” David -----Original Message----- From: dataloss-bounces@attrition.org [mailto:dataloss-bounces@attrition.org] On Behalf Of lyger Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 5:07 PM To: dataloss@attrition.org Subject: [Dataloss] (update): Utah hospital billing records from over 2 million patients stolen http://www.kutv.com/content/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=76de0817-3ffe-4f8e-9764-506795954fa1 Billing records of 2.2 million patients at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics were stolen from a vehicle after a courier failed to immediately take them to a storage center, authorities said Tuesday. The records, described only as backup information tapes, contained Social Security numbers of 1.3 million people treated at the university over the last 16 years, said Lorris Betz, senior vice president for health sciences. Betz said people would be notified by a letter at a cost of $500,000 just for stamps and envelopes. The hospital also pledged free credit monitoring.
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