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FBI Investigation: 26 Million Veterans' Personal Data Breach

Calendar May 22, 2006 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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The Veterans Affairs Department announced today that a computer containing personal, identifying data for as many as 26 million American veterans has been stolen from a VA employee's home. A VA employee took files home as part of department work. Subsequently, someone broke into the employee’s home and stole the computer containing the files. Officials said the employee was not authorized to take the files home.

The veterans’ personal information that was compromised included names and Social Security numbers. Officials said that there has been no indication of any unauthorized use of the data. The FBI and VA’s inspector general are investigating the robbery and break-in.

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