Calif. hospital loses thumb drive containing patient data

Times-Standard (Eureka, Calif.)

Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, Calif., announced Tuesday that it has lost an unencrypted thumb drive that might contain “identifiable information” on more than 1,000 patients.

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