Missing VA computer recovered
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, September 25, 2006
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Authorities recovered a desktop computer stolen from the office of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) subcontractor and have charged a suspect in the case, reports www.govexec.com. Unisys Corp., a VA subcontractor that handles collections in Pennsylvania, reported the laptop missing on August 3. The theft compromised the sensitive information of approximately 16,000 patients.
Federal prosecutors charged Washington, DC, resident Khalil Abdullah-Raheem with the theft of government property. Abdullah-Raheem was working at Unisys as a temporary maintenance employee when he allegedly stole the computer, according to www.govexec.com. The FBI is currently analyzing the computer to determine whether Abdullah-Raheem accessed the personal data.
The breach was the second to occur at the VA, following a laptop theft in May that exposed the data of more than 26 million veterans.
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