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2009 — Sutter Health: Hundreds of current and former employees with…

2009 6.0K records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Personal information

Technical writeup

Hundreds of current and former employees with Sutter Health had their personal data compromised. The company's Sacramento Sierra region was contacted by a computer repair shop. The repair people did the right thing and told us they had our laptop, said Sutter Communication Coordinator. The laptop contained names and Social Security numbers of 6,000 Sutter Health workers.

Root cause

Portable device theft

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