Hospital officials said there is no reason to believe any of patients’ medical or personal information has been misused. However, the laptop did contain sensitive information including but not limited to addresses and Social Security numbers, according to the news report.
The news report did not include details on what steps the hospital took to protect patients’ information and how many patients were affected.
Read the news report about the possible data breach at Spartanburg Regional Hospital.
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