US United Home Care Services Jan 2013 Physical Action (Q10742)
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A data breach risk event
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US United Home Care Services Jan 2013 Physical Action
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A data breach risk event
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January 2013
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According to a spokesperson, on January 8, the billing manager took a laptop home with her, with permission. But on the way home, she stopped off to visit an ill friend for 10 minutes, leaving the laptop on the front seat of her locked car. In that short timeframe, someone smashed the window of the car and stole the laptop. The theft was reported to the organization on January 9. UHCS reported the theft to the police and even hired a private detective to try to recover it. As of today, however, the laptop has not been recovered. Frustratingly for everyone, that laptop had password protection but no encryption as it was one of the last remaining laptops scheduled to be updated to add encryption. It took the agency time to compile exactly what information was on the laptop, but using a roam (English)
