The theft of a hospital laptop containing 1,500 patients' data may have been an inside job, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner reports. In the November theft, a computer was taken from a locked office at Calderdale Royal Hospital. The computer contained such information as names and dates of birth. Medical director Yvette Oade says the theft probably occurred during working hours by someone with an access code to the building, as there was no evidence of an external break-in. The hospital informed police following the breach and has now installed software to encrypt patient data, Oade said.
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