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Thousands of Patients Treated by FDNY EMS Warned of Possible Data Breach

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An external hard drive containing the personal information of more than 10,000 people was lost.

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The New York City Fire Department has notified over 10,000 people previously treated or transported by its ambulance services that their personal information may have been compromised after an employee lost a hard drive that stored the information.

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