A Health Share data breach has exposed the personal information of many of its members . This comes after a laptop was stolen from a company vehicle . Advances in cybertechnology mean that a hacker can sit anywhere in the world and potentially break into a computer network . New methods and tactics have made it even easier for criminals to steal personal identifiable information ( PII ) , medical records , complete identities and more . However , that does not mean the threat from “ old - fashioned ” crimes has diminished . Health Share of Oregon has just announced a data breach of its members ’ PII — including names , birthdates and Social Security numbers , but not medical records — due to a laptop being stolen from a vendor ’s vehicle . The vendor , GridWorks , provides patient transportation to some Health Share members . A company vehicle was broken into and the laptop was stolen . Health Share has not been able to determine whether or not the members ’ information has been used maliciously by the thief as part of the Health Share data breach . Therefore , the company is providing a year of credit monitoring and identity monitoring to its affected members . Health Share is already taking proactive steps to prevent this kind of incident in the future . For example , they are conducting audits of their third - party vendors and implementing tech training for any vendors who are able to access member information . ;