Abstract
University of Pittsburgh, Medical Center is apologizing to a patients after a recent security incident accidentally exposed Social Security numbers. In all, 6000 UPMC letters mailed to patients had the Social Security numbers visible through the window on the front of the envelope. According to UPMC officials, the Social Security numbers were part of a tracking code and not easily identifiable as unique SSNs. However, in a letter to the affected patients, UPMC is offering to pay for one year of credit monitoring service.