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Walter Reed Patient Data Exposed Via p2p File-Sharing

Mary Mosquera writes on FCW.com:

Sensitive data on about 1,000 patients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other military hospitals might have been compromised, Walter Reed spokesman Chuck Dasey said.

The names of the patients, who are enrolled in the Military Health System, their Social Security numbers and birth dates were among the personally identifiable information in a computer file that was shared without authorization, officials said June 2.

The disclosure of the information raises the possibility that individuals named in the file could become victims of identity theft, so the hospital will offer them free credit-monitoring services, Dasey said.

posted by Fergie @ 6/03/2008 06:24:00 PM