Dental Data Breach

Gainesville Florida Hacker accesses 344000 dental patient records at University of Florida.
by Associated Press
Published: Thu, November 13, 2008 - 6:51 am CST Last Updated: Thu, November 13, 2008 - 6:58 am CST
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - University of Florida officials say an
unauthorized intruder accessed a College of Dentistry computer
server containing personal information of more than 344,000 current
and former dental patients.
The information included names, addresses, birth dates, Social
Security numbers and dental procedure information for patients
dating back to 1990.
According to a university news release, the breach was
discovered Oct. 3, when college staff members were upgrading the
server and found software had been remotely installed on it.
While UF officials have no evidence the intruder used the
information for fraudulent purposes, letters were mailed to people
who had information on the system to alert them.
Patients with questions should call 866-783-5883.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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