A hacked server at Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus contained information on 30 patients and 150 students, according to a Columbus Dispatch report.
On Nov. 3, state officials notified OSU that an Internet server operated by the medical center's pathology department had been compromised. The server contained two databases of personal information that "shouldn't have been there," according to the report.
One database included the names, medical record numbers and diagnoses of 30 pathology department patients from the late 1980s-2004. The other database contained the names and Social Security numbers of 150 students who had trained at the medical center in 2006.
Officials have found no indication that any personal information was taken but are providing 12 months of free credit-monitoring services to affected individuals.
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On Nov. 3, state officials notified OSU that an Internet server operated by the medical center's pathology department had been compromised. The server contained two databases of personal information that "shouldn't have been there," according to the report.
One database included the names, medical record numbers and diagnoses of 30 pathology department patients from the late 1980s-2004. The other database contained the names and Social Security numbers of 150 students who had trained at the medical center in 2006.
Officials have found no indication that any personal information was taken but are providing 12 months of free credit-monitoring services to affected individuals.
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