Montana health office computer stolen -- may have contained PII, health info

[Chris Walsh <cwalsh () cwalsh org>]

http://news.bostonherald.com/national/view.bg?articleid=147361

Computer stolen from state health office in Montana
By Associated Press
Friday, July 7, 2006 - Updated: 03:05 PM EST

HELENA, Mont. - A state government computer was stolen during a July  
Fourth break-in at the offices of a drug dependency program, and  
officials were trying to determine Friday when it contained sensitive  
information.
      Top officials in state government were unaware Friday morning  
that the Public Health and Human Services computer, assigned to a  
state chemical dependancy program officer, had disappeared.
      Helena Police Chief Troy McGee said a burglar broke in over the  
holiday. A state worker who went into the building that day noticed a  
skylight had been broken and called police.
      Police were not informed if the computer contained any  
sensitive data, such as Social Security numbers or medical  
information, he said.

[...]


[Trying to determine *when* it contained sensitive info?  So they are  
saying that they know that at one time it did?  Or did AP editors let  
a 'when' slip in where a 'whether' was warranted?]
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