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bargainbloodhound · 05-23-2006, 02:18 AM,

Quote:Personal Data on Veterans Is Stolen
Burglary Leaves Millions at Risk Of Identity Theft

As many as 26.5 million veterans were placed at risk of identity theft after an intruder stole an electronic data file this month containing their names, birth dates and Social Security numbers from the home of a Department of Veterans Affairs employee, Secretary Jim Nicholson said yesterday.

The burglary occurred May 3 in Aspen Hill, according to a source with knowledge of the incident who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the matter is under investigation.

A career data analyst, who was not authorized to take the information home, has been put on administrative leave pending the outcome of investigations by the FBI, local police and the VA inspector general, Nicholson said. He would not identify the employee by name or title....

full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...00709.html

bargainbloodhound · 05-23-2006, 02:24 AM,

The government has set up a web site with more info:

http://www.firstgov.gov/veteransinfo.shtml

Apparently the data of every living US Veteran was stolen. : Smile

Anita · 05-23-2006, 03:23 AM,

I was watching that story on CNN today. They also had a guy explaining about how there are Internet chatrooms that sell cc numbers and such. EVERY example used for gaining stolen info and cc numbers was from eBay and PayPal!!!

iron_chick · 05-23-2006, 03:34 AM,

Wow.
:blinkie:

Anita · 05-23-2006, 04:22 AM,

Hubby is a Veteran. I have an eBay and PayPal account. That's 3 strikes against us.

xppman · 05-23-2006, 04:28 AM,

Nothing is "secret" anymore. Especially on the net.

Hey Anita get your hand out of there dammit. :blinkie:

Your on the net.

Iron. Nice pics baby... :oops:
Come to papa...

Happy001

iron_chick · 05-23-2006, 04:30 AM,

pics? :oops:

xppman · 05-23-2006, 04:31 AM,

Seriously net security is a mess.
Just kidding guys..
Cause what are WE going to do about it anyway?

But LOAO

xppman · 05-23-2006, 04:33 AM,

[quote author=iron_chick link=topic=3832.msg14769#msg14769 date=1148358650]
pics? :oops:
[/quote]
If I had pics of you..
There would be no NEED for you to MW or tubolist.

We would just xpp them to the web BABY.

;D

xppman · 05-23-2006, 04:35 AM,

Sorry meant turbolist. :blinkie: