More social security numbers compromised

Posted on May 22nd, 2006

Your personal information is not safe anywhere, it seems!!! The names, addresses, birthdates, and[tag] social security numbers[/tag] of 26.5 million U.S. Veterans were stolen from the home of a[tag] Veterans Affairs[/tag] employee. The employee (a “midlevel data analyst”) apparently brought home a laptop computer containing this sensitive information, in violation of the agency’s policies. His home was burglarized, and the computer was stolen.

Government officials are saying that the thief probably doesn’t even realize that she or he has this information.

Read about my personal situation involving a [tag]data compromise[/tag].

Read my article on recovering from [tag]identity theft[/tag].

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