PA: UPMC mailing exposes patients to identity theft risk

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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07142/787898-28.stm

Another mishap at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center involving 
Social Security numbers has exposed thousands of patients to the threat of 
identity theft.

The incident involves donor solicitation letters the medical center mailed 
to about 6,000 former patients on May 7. The mailing included donor 
response cards, most of which "inadvertently" contained a tracking code 
that included the recipient's Social Security number visible through the 
envelope window, spokesman Frank Raczkiewicz said.

UPMC said it believed the risk of identity theft was "very low" and knew 
of no theft or misuse of personal information tied to the mailing.

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