PHYSICIAN’S STOLEN LAPTOP NOT BELIEVED TO BE FOR PURPOSE OF IDENTITY THEFT BUT RATHER ISOLATED INCIDENT

Some 1,000 patients of the Oregon Health and Science University are being contacted due to a laptop being stolen from a physician’s car outside his Washington County home.

It is believed that the laptop computer was stolen as a random, isolated incident, and that the laptop was not targeted specifically for the information stored on it. Although the laptop was password-protected, fear of misuse of the patient names and medical treatment information is still a major concern for OHSU.

Those who may have been affected are being contacted by mail, and the theft is still being investigated. In the meantime, it is suggested that those who have been contacted look into identity theft protection services.