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Laptops missing in Memphis contain 320,000 blood donors' personal information
EHR Connection, February 25, 2008
Two laptop computers containing personal information about 320,000 blood donors are missing and presumed stolen, according to a February 13 press release from Lifeblood, a community blood center in Memphis, TN.
Lifeblood said in its press release that it used the two dual-password protected laptops during mobile blood collection drives. The information on the laptops included donor names, contact information, blood type, gender, ethnicity, and in some instances, Social Security numbers.
The level of password security and the intricate database structure make it extremely unlikely that individuals who haven't received training on the computers and who lack a valid Lifeblood ID and password would be able to access information on them, according to the press release
Lifeblood said it would notify all of the approximately 320,000 affected individuals about the suspected theft and would encourage them to place fraud alerts on their credit reports.
Lifeblood described itself in the press release as the Memphis community's only full-service blood center and the leading provider of blood and blood components to area hospitals.
Click here to read the Lifeblood press release.
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