Active-duty troops' data stolen from VA (Additional)

Jun 6, 5:53 PM EDT
Active-duty troops' data stolen from VA

By HOPE YEN
Associated Press Writer






WASHINGTON (AP) -- Personal data on more than 2.2 million active-duty military troops - not just 50,000 as initially believed - were among the material stolen from a Veterans Affairs employee last month, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

In a briefing paper to Congress, the Defense Department said the VA understated figures when it said up to 50,000 Navy and National Guard troops - and no other active-duty personnel - were affected by the May 3 burglary.

In fact, names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of more than 1.1 million active-duty troops from all the armed forces, along with more than 1 million National Guard and Reserve personnel, were also stolen, according to a Pentagon briefing paper distributed to Congress. A copy was obtained by The Associated Press.>>>>snip
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vital financial info?

The whole thing reeks. You get screwed, lied to, and they say to just be vigilant. <shakes head>

?

isn't this the way with anything *it touches.

it on this.

to steal the personal freedom.

If I were them, I would certainly continue to protect and defend this mal-administration's privileges to destroy their lives. :sarcasm:

Wow! When they screw up they don't go half way.
Who didn't they compromise?

Dumb question: Why on Earth does one need to take a whole
database full of sensitive data home?

We can only hope that the burglar was only out to steal hardware.