There's some troubling news over at UCSF this morning. Officials are alerting about 10,000 individuals that computers with their private information on it were stolen from the medical campus earlier this year.
According to a statement the university posted on the UCSF website, the unencrypted desktop computers were taken sometime around Jan. 11 from the Family Medicine Center at Lakeshore. The computers contained some personal and health information of UCSF patients.
"While there is no evidence that there has been any attempted access or attempted use of the information involved in this incident, UCSF is responding with the highest level of caution and concern," officials said in a statement.
Upon learning about the stolen computers, UCSF immediately began a technical analysis to identify what information was on them. The analysis revealed that the computers contained some personal and health information, which may have included individuals' names, dates of birth, mailing addresses, medical record numbers, health insurance ID numbers, and driver's license numbers. About 125 patient's Social Security numbers were on there, according to UCSF.
UCSF has contacted the California Department of Public Health, the California Attorney General, and federal authorities to deal with this. Officials also set up a special phone line where individuals who received the notification letters can get information and assistance. In addition, credit monitoring is being offered to the individuals whose Social Security numbers were on the computers.
If you have any questions about this matter, call 1-888-236-0299 (for international callers, please dial 1-503-597-7687).
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