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Medical Data on 365,000 Patients Stolen

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the bandwidth-and-station-wagons dept.

Anonymous writes "Backup tapes and disks with data on 365,000 patients were stolen out of the car of a worker at a healthcare company in Portland. According to this Computerworld story, the tapes were in his car because he took them home as part of a disaster recovery plan, to protect the information from fire and other on-site disasters. D'oh!"

6 of 226 comments (clear)

  1. What's the problem by WormholeFiend · · Score: 5, Funny

    They still have the originals, so they can make a new set of backups!

  2. Hehe by Trip+Ericson · · Score: 5, Funny

    "But we know the data's safe! We just have no idea where the hell it is."

  3. Next week... by FalconZero · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...on eBay.....

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  4. Thanks, buddy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now I don't have cancer anymore!

  5. In other news... by Statecraftsman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google's page count mysteriously jumps by 365,000 records. Coincidence? You decide.

  6. Re:Well, the question is ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, you restore backups from originals!