Break-in poses safety threat to Multnomah County Overall health Division individuals

The Multnomah County Overall health Division started notifying more than two,000 individuals Friday that a month-old safety breach might have place their private information and facts at threat.

Somebody broke into the Gladys McCoy Overall health Division headquarters in Old Town on the evening of Feb. 17 and the county notified police on Feb. 21 right after discovering the burglary, county officials stated.

The suspect entered rooms in the McCoy creating that contained paper records listing names, Social Safety numbers, addresses and speak to information and facts of individuals who get care in Multnomah County, according to the county.

The burglar also might have accessed employee economic and private documents, investigators stated. The county reported a number of stolen things, like a laptop and client cellphones.

Investigators are not positive if the burglar viewed or removed private files, but the county is identifying individuals who have been potentially impacted, officials stated in a news release. They should really get letter notifications by subsequent week.

A county spokesperson stated officials do not think records from the Multnomah County STD Clinic, Tuberculosis Clinic or the Student Overall health Centers – all stationed in the headquarters – have been impacted, and no other consumers of other Multnomah County departments have been involved.

In light of the breach, the county’s safety group did more instruction on how to sweep the creating for trespassers and when to notify authorities, officials stated.

Impacted consumers and personnel can contact a hotline at 1-800-939-4170 to ask queries 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 stated. He is accused of two counts of second-degree burglary.

–Lisa Moreno lmoreno@oregonian.com