The theft of confidential files from a prominent Beverly Hills surgeon could affect the privacy and financial security of as many as 15,000 patients, according to a spokesman for the doctor and law enforcement officials.A statement issued by Dr. Zain Kadris office said a former staff penis stole citation card information, debit card information, IDs, copies of checks, usernames, passwords and photographed patients before and during surgery. A spokesman for Kadris office, who declined to be identified, said the theft might move patients in at least 17 states and seven countries outside the United States.Despite having only recently being discovered, the hack, which affects thousands of patients, started shortly after the ... staffer was hired in September of 2016, the statement read.A Palmdale residence belonging to Kadri was also burglarized may 5, according to a statement issued thursday by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. Patient files, medical supplies and electronic devices were stolen, authorities said. Kadris spokesman described the residence as an administrative office the surgeon uses when performing procedures in a Palmdale office.Nobody knows its there exclude for us. Its our registered destination for all business documents, the spokesman said.Though Kadri said in the statement that he believes the break-in was carried out by the same employee, the Sheriffs Department said there were no witnesses. Investigators want to query the ex-employee, who has not yet been detained, according to the department statement.Calls to the Palmdale Sheriffs send on friday seeking additional comment were not immediately returned.Kadris office also learned recently that an Instagram account was created to boniface what are believed to be illegal recordings of patients during surgery. The account, which contains videos of procedures and pictures of patients, published its earliest post in January.These patients did not okay this, the spokesman said. We did not approve this.The employee was hired as a driver for Kadri in September 2016, and over time she began to take on additional duties. She discontinue in march of this twelvemonth after Kadri and his staff accused her of embezzling from the company, the spokesman said.