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Social Security Numbers for Millions of Veterans Stolen From V.A. Official's Home
Monday, May 22, 2006
WASHINGTON — Personal data, including Social Security numbers of 26.5 million U.S. veterans, was stolen from a Veterans Affairs employee this month after he took the information home without authorization, the department said Monday.
Click here to read the statement by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said there was no evidence so far that the burglars who struck the employee's home have used the personal data — or even know they have it. The employee, a data analyst whom Nicholson would not identify, has been placed on leave pending a review.
It is certainly comforting that the thieves may not know what they have. Well, they do now!
Thank goodness for open government.
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