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Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System

Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System Data Breach (2013)

Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System

lowVERIS
Disclosed

September 16, 2013

4575 days ago

Records

Undisclosed

Confirmed

Root Cause

Physical Breach

Industry

Healthcare

Description

On September 16, 2013, staff discovered that a laptop had been stolen from the Audiology Department. The laptop was used for hearing screenings and was not encrypted. Patient Information Disclosed included Patient name, medical record number, date of birth, age, gender, date of service, and brainwaves from testing.