"We have no reason to believe that the information on the portable hard drive has been accessed or used improperly. The software was password-protected. Furthermore, it would take specialized technical expertise, software and hardware to access the records stored on it," the letter sent to patients said.
What an idiot:
Password-protected: It wasn't even encrypted. My guess the password was Rover or maybe something harder like Rover1
Specialized technical expertise: A 10 yo who spends four hours a day on an X-box.
Software: The backup program likely found in an .xml or .txt file.
Hardware: A computer.
Does this guy think that none of the 161 patients knows anything about computers?