The Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center in Vancouver has been hit by a data breach, which may have revealed personal information from 2,393 patients including names, Social Security numbers, driver license numbers, medical information and some credit card numbers.
Not all patients were affected. A notice posted on the center’s website says the office notified the 2,393 affected patients last week, on Nov.
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