The Multnomah County Wellness Division started notifying extra than two,000 individuals Friday that a month-lengthy safety breach may perhaps have place their private data at threat.
An individual broke into the Gladys McCoy Wellness Division headquarters in Old Town the evening of Feb. 17, and the county notified police on Feb. 21 right after discovering the break-in, county officials mentioned.
The suspect entered rooms in the McCoy creating that contained paper records containing the names, social safety numbers, addresses and speak to data of individuals getting care in Multnomah County, according to the county.
The burglar also may perhaps have accessed employees’ economic and private documents, investigators mentioned. The district reported numerous things stolen, such as a laptop and client cell phones.
Investigators are not positive if the burglar viewed or removed private records, but the district is identifying individuals who had been potentially impacted, officials mentioned in a news release. They ought to acquire notification letters by subsequent week.
A county spokesman mentioned officials do not think records from Multnomah County’s STD clinic, tuberculosis clinic or student wellness centers — all positioned at headquarters — had been impacted, and that no other consumers of other Multnomah County departments had been involved.
In light of the breach, the district’s safety group has undergone more education on how to sweep the creating for trespassers and when to notify authorities, officials mentioned.
Impacted prospects and personnel can get in touch with the hotline at 1-800-939-4170 to ask inquiries or access free of charge identity protection solutions.
Portland police arrested 39-year-old Reuben Turner on Wednesday in connection with an alleged workplace burglary, a spokesman for the police bureau mentioned. He was charged with two counts of second-degree burglary.
–Lisa Moreno lmoreno@oregonian.com