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Hankyu Chung, M.D (Healthcare practice)

Hankyu Chung, M.D (Healthcare practice) Data Breach (2013)

Hankyu Chung, M.D (Healthcare practice)

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Disclosed

June 1, 2013

4682 days ago

Records

Undisclosed

Confirmed

Root Cause

Physical Breach

Industry

Healthcare

Description

Burglar snatches laptop with patient medical records from San Jose internists office. The burglar was able to gain access to the offices by entering the building complex through an unlocked door and using the crawl space above the office to gain access to it. The burglary was discovered on June 17 and reported to the police. Among the items stolen by the burglars were two laptops, one of which contained password-protected, but unencrypted patient information.