August 5th, 2006
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PSA HealthCare patients’ data was lost in a stolen laptop. A press release was issued yesterday by the company with the following information:
PSA HealthCare (Nasdaq: PSAI) today announced that a company-owned laptop computer was stolen from an employee’s vehicle in a public parking lot. The laptop computer contained certain personal information of approximately 51,000 current and former patients, including names and social security numbers and, in a limited number of cases, personal health information. The laptop computer was password protected and PSA has no indication that any of the information has been accessed or misused. However, PSA will begin to contact the affected individuals in order to provide them with steps to take to protect themselves from any possible misuse of their personal information.
Source: BusinessWire
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Patients at Kaiser are being warned to be on the lookout for identity theft.
Kaiser is sending letters to 160,000 patients apologizing and warning that some personal information has been compromised.
The HMO explained that a laptop computer containing a database about hearing aid benefit patients was stolen from Kaiser headquarters in Oakland.
The missing data includes names, addresses, dates of birth, medical record numbers and the locations of clinics where patients receive care.
Source: KRA 3 News
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Employees of Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi are exposed to identity theft after a laptop computer was stolen. The laptop contained names and Social Security numbers belonging to faculty and staff.
Belhaven College President Roger Parrott confirmed Tuesday the stolen computer contained some personal information on employees. But Parrott said he didn’t know how many of the private school’s roughly 300 employees’ personal information was compromised by the theft.
A memo was sent out to employees on July 25th urging them to monitor their credit rating.
Source: The Clarion Ledger
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