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UCSF computer server with research subject information is stolen
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:51:53 +0000 (UTC)
http://pub.ucsf.edu/newsservices/releases/200704189/ A computer file server containing research subject information related to studies on causes and cures for different types of cancer was stolen from a locked UCSF office on March 30, 2007. The server contained files with names, contact information, and social security numbers for study subjects and potential study subjects. For some individuals, the files also included personal health information. [...] Notification letters were sent Monday, April 16, to about 3,000 individuals. Using backup files, UCSF officials are conducting an extensive analysis of the server data to determine as quickly as possible all the names involved in this incident. [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tracking more than 207 million compromised records in 620 incidents over 7 years.
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