The focus was creating the resources that could offer help and protection. The computers were Password Protected but not encrypted, something charles mudd, an attorney specializing in cyber law and privacy, says would have helped. That would have certainly made it more difficult for anyone to obtain private information. He says while this breach may sound scary, those impacted should be able to manage it fairly easily by taking this step. Put a fraud alert on the Credit Report because that basically it will tell any vendor or bank or store that is applying for credit for trying to apply for credit using your information, that something is wrong. To find out if you were impacted, go to patient notice dot org. There they have a number to call, and those at the call center can tell fairly quickly whether or not your personal information is at risk. If so, you can notify one of the three major credit bureaus. Advocate has notified the federal health and Human Services department and its of