Laptop theft can lead to data breach. OptumRx, the pharmacy care branch of a health services and technology company in Minnesota suffered data breach due to the theft incident. An unencrypted laptop was stolen from an employee’s vehicle in Indianapolis, Indiana as per the reports. OptumRx mentioned that laptop belonged to an unnamed vendor who provides home delivery services to patients.
Affected information included names, health plan names,addresses, prescription drug information, and prescribing provider information. For some individuals, dates of birth may have been exposed.
It also confirmed that Social Security numbers, credit cards, and other financial information was not involved.
Company did not specify the number of affected individuals. Also, Office of Civil Rights data breach portal didn’t mention the number of individuals affected by the security incident.
OptumRx has now contacted local authorities and launched an outside investigation. It has also mailed notification letters to potentially affected individuals.
“In addition, we have worked with the vendor to put immediate and additional protections in place to prevent the occurrence of similar incidents in the future,” explained OptumRx’s notification letter. “These measures include additional security requirements on laptops they use for OptumRx work, training and reinforcement of existing policies and practices, and further evaluation of additional safeguards.”
The company is also working with local law enforcement. Vendor is asked to put in place additional levels of protection for its laptops. One free year of identity theft protection services is also offered to individuals. It is supplying each with a one-year subscription to LifeLock.
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LifeLock works with bank to reduce emailing to affected individuals to avoid identity theft.
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