Stolen Howard Hospital Laptop May Have Compromised Patient Info of Thousands
Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Headlines, Howard University, Washington DC
The Washington Post today reports that the January theft of a laptop belonging to a former Howard University Hospital contractor may jeopardize the private information of more than 34,000 of the facility’s patients. The hospital has informed the patients in writing of a possible breach of information, inclusive of Social Security numbers, and has offered identity theft coverage to all discovering any unauthorized activity with their information.
The HU Hospital said in a statement today that the computer is password protected and that no evidence of identity tampering has been discovered.
