Liberty Hospital is encouraging individuals whose personal information is in its computer systems to be on alert for potential fraud and identity theft crimes. Through Dobies Health Marketing, the hospital recently issued a press release stating it was “providing notice of an event that may affect the privacy of certain individuals’ information.” That event occurred in December 2023, when questionable activity involving the hospital’s computer network was detected, prompting the hospital to temporarily power down its systems, notify law enforcement and have the activity investigated, the release stated. Third-party computer forensic investigators ascertained an unauthorized party had accessed the network and might have stolen or seen network data; however, the hospital “has no evidence of fraudulent use of individuals’ information,” according to the release. “Liberty Hospital is undertaking a comprehensive review of the data at risk to determine if any sensitive information could…