Stolen Laptops Raise Security Issues with Florida Health Information Company

In December of 2009, AvMed Health Plan in Gainesville, Florida discovered the theft of two company laptops with personally identifiable information, such as Social Security numbers, names, addresses, and personal health information, store on the systems. Although it is believed that the risk of identity theft is somewhat low, there is still a risk that needs to be acted upon by the company.

AvMed Health Plan has set up credit monitoring services for the 200,000 people who may have their information at risk for identity theft.

Currently, investigation is underway, and speculations include that the theft was an inside job, as the laptops were locked in a conference room, and only employees, security and the cleaning crew had keys to access the room.

In the meantime, credit monitoring protection is available to those who may have had their information at risk during this data breach.