The Multnomah County Wellness Division started notifying more than two,000 individuals Friday that a month-old safety breach may well have place their individual data at danger.
An individual broke into the Gladys McCoy Wellness Division headquarters in Old Town on the evening of Feb. 17 and the county notified police on Feb. 21 following discovering the burglary, county officials mentioned.
The suspect entered rooms in the McCoy constructing that contained paper records listing names, Social Safety numbers, addresses and get in touch with data of individuals who obtain care in Multnomah County, according to the county.
The burglar also may well have accessed employee monetary and individual documents, investigators mentioned. The county reported a number of stolen products, which includes a laptop and client cellphones.
Investigators are not positive if the burglar viewed or removed individual files, but the county is identifying individuals who have been potentially impacted, officials mentioned in a news release. They need to obtain letter notifications by subsequent week.
A county spokesperson mentioned officials do not think records from the Multnomah County STD Clinic, Tuberculosis Clinic or the Student Wellness Centers – all stationed in the headquarters – have been impacted, and no other clientele of other Multnomah County departments have been involved.
In light of the breach, the county’s safety group did extra instruction on how to sweep the constructing for trespassers and when to notify authorities, officials mentioned.
Impacted clientele and staff can contact a hotline at 1-800-939-4170 to ask inquiries or access no cost identity protection solutions.
Portland police arrested 39-year-old Ruben Turner on Wednesday for allegedly breaking into the offices, a Police Bureau spokesperson mentioned. He is accused of two counts of second-degree burglary.
–Lisa Moreno lmoreno@oregonian.com
