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VA Urges Caution After Theft of Personal Information
American Forces Press Service ^ | Samantha L. Quigley

Posted on 05/22/2006 4:53:53 PM PDT by SandRat

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Latest Information on Veterans Affairs Data Security

VA Information

LAPTOP WITH DATA ON TENS OF MILLIONS OF VETERANS STOLEN

Latest Information on Veterans Affairs Data Security

VA Information

LAPTOP WITH DATA ON TENS OF MILLIONS OF VETERANS STOLEN ">Personal Data of 26.5M Veterans Stolen

1 posted on 05/22/2006 4:53:56 PM PDT by SandRat
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To: 2LT Radix jr; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; 80 Square Miles; A Ruckus of Dogs; acad1228; AirForceMom; ..

Of Critical Importance to every Veteran or Family Member of a Veteran.


2 posted on 05/22/2006 4:55:48 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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Just great. Ret USAF 1994. Guess some illegal will get my SS# now.


3 posted on 05/22/2006 4:57:53 PM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions-------and that's just the NASA budget!)
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Great, well at least i'm comforted to know that I cant get much, if any credit right now.


4 posted on 05/22/2006 4:58:25 PM PDT by aft_lizard (....)
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thanks for the heads ..... up / down


5 posted on 05/22/2006 4:59:05 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Make them legal one more time. Yes this plan will work. <sarcasm>)
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you would think that perhaps this event - will force the government to pass some strict laws regarding identity theft on the credit agencies and card companies. all the burden is currently on the victims.


6 posted on 05/22/2006 4:59:16 PM PDT by oceanview
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bump for publicity


7 posted on 05/22/2006 5:00:00 PM PDT by VOA
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This is scary. When did Sandy Burger start working for the V.A.? Seriously, this is a potential mess. I was in the USAF from 1970-74, so I guess I'm safe. So far.


8 posted on 05/22/2006 5:00:26 PM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning.)
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Well this is just great and if I'm affected will mean the second time the government has "lost" my personal data to thieves (BoA government travel card info was stolen last year).


9 posted on 05/22/2006 5:00:39 PM PDT by Romanov
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Individual notification letters also will be mailed to veterans.

Wow, they know our addresses after 30 years or more?

10 posted on 05/22/2006 5:00:55 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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A class action lawsuit against Veterans Affairs with 26.5 million plaintiffs might be hard to ignore.
11 posted on 05/22/2006 5:04:09 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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Who is the RAT that stole Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele's personal info?

They need to raid that guy's office.

12 posted on 05/22/2006 5:04:36 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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Thanks for the warning. It still sounds like an inside job to me.


13 posted on 05/22/2006 5:05:20 PM PDT by pray4liberty (School District horrors: http://totallyunjust.tripod.com)
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There is no indication when the career employee removed the information from his office, but the data was stolen when his home was burglarized sometime this month, Nicholson said.

Wonderful (extreme sarcasm)!

The data was stolen when this scumbag removed it from its legitimate place. Of course, if we won't send Sandy Burglar to prison for stealing/destroying Top Secret documents I guess we'll probably give this guy a promotion.

14 posted on 05/22/2006 5:05:39 PM PDT by DakotaGator
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Like what kind of info was stolen? SS# and what else?


15 posted on 05/22/2006 5:05:41 PM PDT by GulfWar1Vet (Remember 9/11...and the reason we are fighting. Islam is a threat to our national security.)
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Geez, I thought I just posted this straight from the VA website just a few minutes ago.


16 posted on 05/22/2006 5:07:54 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (Every time you think, you weaken the nation.)
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Just heard of this... the employee should be fired immediately. The US Government should set up a clearing house to clear up any fraud immediatly as well...


17 posted on 05/22/2006 5:09:37 PM PDT by JDoutrider
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{quote}I was in the USAF from 1970-74, so I guess I'm safe. So far.{unquote}

The intel I got, was that it was information from 1970 forward. Check your cover.


18 posted on 05/22/2006 5:13:48 PM PDT by jamie_justice62
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sounds as though someone is planning an auction....?


19 posted on 05/22/2006 5:13:56 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Make them legal one more time. Yes this plan will work. <sarcasm>)
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To: SandRat

BTTT


20 posted on 05/22/2006 5:24:16 PM PDT by sarasmom (To all political staff lurkers: SECURE THE BORDERS, OR YOU'RE FIRED!)
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