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Title: Health Insurer Loses 1.5 Million Patient Records
Post by: sam on November 20, 2009, 05:07

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/healthnet?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+(Wired%3A+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2))

6 months, yikes!

Title: Re: Health Insurer Loses 1.5 Million Patient Records
Post by: Rik on November 20, 2009, 09:24

Nice to know we are not alone...

Title: Re: Health Insurer Loses 1.5 Million Patient Records
Post by: Clive on November 20, 2009, 12:01

I really don't understand how all this sensitive data gets lost.  I'm certain that you or I would take far more care of it.   :dunno:

Title: Re: Health Insurer Loses 1.5 Million Patient Records
Post by: Rik on November 20, 2009, 12:07

Once we'd got it... ;D

Title: Re: Health Insurer Loses 1.5 Million Patient Records
Post by: sam on November 21, 2009, 04:19

they should just give all the data to the people who sell it online - I'm sure they have pretty decent security...

Title: Re: Health Insurer Loses 1.5 Million Patient Records
Post by: Simon on November 21, 2009, 11:26

:clever:

Title: Re: Health Insurer Loses 1.5 Million Patient Records
Post by: Clive on November 21, 2009, 12:58

 ;D