In another national case of data theft, a Georgia health care company reported a laptop containing 51,000 patients' personal information was stolen.

PSA HealthCare, based in Norcross, Ga., said a laptop computer was stolen from an employee's car on July 15.

The computer contained personal information on current and former patients, including their names, addresses, Social Security numbers and medical case information.

It did not include banking information or credit card numbers, and the computer was password-protected, the company said.

The company quietly announced the data theft in an Aug. 4 press release titled "PSA HealthCare Announces Data Security Update."

The company notified patients and their families four days later, in a letter dated Aug. 8, more than three weeks after the computer was stolen.

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