US Los Angeles Department of Health Feb 2014 Physical Action (Q16369)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | US Los Angeles Department of Health Feb 2014 Physical Action |
A data breach risk event |
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February 2014
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The Social Security numbers and billing information of hundreds of thousands of patients in San Francisco and Los Angeles have been stolen after a break-in at a billing contractor. The information was stored on computers that were stolen from Sutherland Healthcare Solutions in Torrance, Calif., which provides billing services for the health departments of Los Angeles County and San Francisco. The breach affects 55,900 patients in San Francisco and 168,500 patients in Los Angeles County. Most of the affected patients are uninsured, according to a press release from the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Personal information that was compromised includes names, billing information, some social security numbers, dates and locations of services, and dates of birth. The theft underscor (English)
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