US Baptist Primary Care Oct 2014 Misuse (Q9739)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | US Baptist Primary Care Oct 2014 Misuse |
A data breach risk event |
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October 2014
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Baptist Primary Care is sending out hundreds of warnings to patients after a former worker was caught with private patient records. Its an alert patients didnt want to get: Their personal identity found in a former Baptist employees car. Action News was first tipped off to the potential security breach on a Facebook forum. A woman said she received a letter from Baptist Primary Care detailing that 13 files were found in the hands of that former employee just last month. The woman also wrote that her identity had recently been stolen. A Baptist spokesperson told Action News the files were found in a former employees car during a traffic stop in Georgia. Baptist said thats why it sent out more than a thousand letters to patients. So far, they know names, birth dates and Social Security numb (English)
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