North Shore Medical Center Breach

A missing laptop from the Salem Hospital containing personal medical information of some 50 patients is being investigated by police and security at North Shore Medical Center.

It is thought that an employee is responsible for the theft of this laptop stolen from the cardiology department sometime since the end of November, and it was reported by hospital nursing staff last Thursday.

It is unknown if the information on this laptop was encrypted, as it was an older computer that was going to soon by replaced and phased out by the hospital.

Once the hospital is aware of the names that were stored on the laptop, they will quickly notify them of the situation and advise them on identity theft protection.