By Jeff Goldman | Posted August 13, 2014
Three recent burglaries at medical facilities exposed 47,686 patients' personal information, ranging from their names and years of service to their Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers and diagnosis information.
South Carolina's Self Regional Healthcare recently announced that an unencrypted laptop was stolen during a burglary at one of its facilities on May 25, 2014 (h/t Becker's Hospital Review).
Fox Carolina reports that the laptop held 38,906 patients' names, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, physician names, insurance policy numbers, patient account numbers, service dates, diagnosis/procedure information, payment card information and financial account information.
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The worst part of this one is that it exposes you to ramifications for your health history getting out. You could be blackmailed with sensitive information that you don't want your employer to know about your health.
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