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Data Breach Alert: Over 200 child identities exposed in UK
March 5th, 2008 - Posted by Joe
A laptop containing the names, addresses, dates of birth and history of medical treatment of 238 children was stolen from a medical center in the UK.
A thief simply walked into a medical center in Telford, England, unplugged the laptop and walked off with it. The laptop had access to England's National Health Service system but officials deactivated that access as soon as the theft was uncovered. It is not believed that the thief gained access to any information beyond the 238 identities that were stored locally on the laptop.
As we have previously reported, child identity theft is a major risk in the United States as well. You can learn more in our Child Identity Theft Protection Guide.
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March 5th, 2008 at 10:06 am
[...] Joe Fahrner always has something good to say. I like this one posted earlier today. Follow the link for the whole thing.A thief simply walked into a medical center in Telford, England, unplugged the laptop and walked off with it. The laptop had access to England's National Health Service system but officials deactivated that access as soon as the theft … [...]