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Computers storing personal information stolen from Kansas hospital
Healthcare Security Weekly, May 30, 2005
Officials at the University of Kansas Hospital notified 8,000 patients about the theft of a computer that contained their personal information, reports the Kansas City Star.
The files did not store Social Security numbers, however, so identity theft is a remote possibility. The computer hardware, instead, may have been the burglar's target, police say. The only personal information stored on the computer was names and dates of birth.
The burglar had access to the building because of a malfunctioning magnetic locking door.
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