Agency Loses Data Containing Veterans' IDs
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Monday warned military veterans about the potential for identity theft after personal data on up to 26.5 million VA clients was stolen from an analyst's home.
Veterans concerned about ID theft can go to firstgov.gov or VA.gov for more information. The VA has also set up a call center for information on the data theft and consumer identity protections. That toll-free number is (800) FED INFO (333-4636). The call center, opening Monday, will operate from 8 am to 9 p.m. EDT Mondays through Saturdays for "as long as it is needed," the VA said.
Me thinks this is more than just a second rate burglary orchestrated for domestic identity theft. We shall see.
