Portland HIV day center asks for help retrieving stolen computer

2008-09-08 08:07

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/09/portland_hiv_day_center_asks_f.html By The Oregonian September 04, 2008 A Portland program for low-income people with HIV is asking for help in retrieving a computer that was stolen from the center earlier this week. The Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon's HIV Day Center, in Northeast Portland, found the door to their office forced open Tuesday morning. They said a few monitors, some mail and a computer that contains a database of patients who use the center were stolen. The database is password protected, but the data was not encrypted, said Shawn Cunningham, a spokesman for Multnomah County which oversees the program. The county is in the process of notifying those whose information is on the database and is reviewing security procedures at those county programs that receive federal funding for HIV services. A ministry spokeswoman urged that whoever took the computer return it, with no questions asked. [...] __________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2008 - Malaysia! With a new triple-track conference featuring 4 keynote speakers and over 35 international experts, this is the largest network security event in Asia and the Middle East! http://conference.hackinthebox.org/hitbsecconf2008kl/

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