Break-in poses security threat to Multnomah County Health Department patients

The Multnomah County Health Department began notifying over 2,000 patients Friday that a month-old security breach may have put their personal information at risk. Someone broke into the Gladys McCoy Health Department headquarters in Old Town on the night of Feb. 17 and the county notified police on Feb. 21 after discovering the burglary, county officials said. The suspect entered rooms in the McCoy building that contained paper records listing names, Social Security numbers, addresses and contact information of patients who receive care in Multnomah County, according to the county....