UCSF Alerts Patients About A Security Breach
Quick Facts
- Date: 5/29/2008
- Institution: University of California, San Francisco
- Type of Incident: Penetration
- Number Affected: 3,569
- Source: Attrition.org
- Abstract Source: UCSF News Office
Abstract
The University of California, San Francisco is currently alerting a number of patients that their information may have been accessed by an unknown individual. In January 2008, UCSF noticed odd traffic coming from a computer in January and an investigation turned up that an unknown individual installed an unauthorized file sharing program on the computer. This computer also contained the names, Social Security numbers, dates of pathology service and health information of 2,625 UCSF patients and 944 patients whose tissue samples were used by the department. While there is no evidence the patient files were accessed, UCSF takes this incident and patient confidentiality very seriously. The university has created a hotline - 415-353-7427 - and e-mail address - PathHotline@ucsf.edu - to help answer any questions affected individuals might have.
