CA: Laptop stolen contained information of 1, 000 Santa Cruz patients

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12042002?nclick_check=1

A laptop computer recently stolen at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation's 
Santa Cruz office contained personal and medical information of 1,000 
Santa Cruz County patients.

As a result, officials at the Medical Foundation's sent out notices March 
23 alerting the patients of the theft that happened about a month ago, 
said foundation spokesman Mark Riley.

The laptop computer was attached to a neurological piece of equipment when 
thieves broke into the foundation's office and stole it, Riley said. At 
the time, the office was closed.

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