Thieves Take Personal Info Of 26.5 Million Veterans...
Associated Press Hope Yen May 22, 2006 at 08:07 PM
Thieves took sensitive personal information on 26.5 million U.S. veterans, includingSocial Security numbers and birth dates, after a Veterans Affairs employee improperly brought the material home, the government said Monday.
The information involved mainly those veterans who served and have been discharged since 1975, said VA Secretary Jim Nicholson. Data of veterans discharged before 1975 who submitted claims to the agency may have been included.
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Thieves took sensitive personal information on 26.5 million U.S. veterans, includingSocial Security numbers and birth dates, after a Veterans Affairs employee improperly brought the material home, the government said Monday.
The information involved mainly those veterans who served and have been discharged since 1975, said VA Secretary Jim Nicholson. Data of veterans discharged before 1975 who submitted claims to the agency may have been included.
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