June 13, 200619 yr Steve Bass's Tips & Tweaks FBI's Warning to Vets Posted by Steve Bass Tuesday, June 13, 2006, 11:52 AM (PST) What a pain. I received a letter from the Veterans Affairs office today. They're warning me to be on the lookout for suspicious e-mails or phone calls from anyone asking to verify my VA data. That's because one their employees has his notebook stolen from his home. The doofus disregarded V.A. policy by having the notebook loaded with unsecured data -- social security numbers of 26.5 million vets. While a Lawmaker Calls on VA Head to Resign, the FBI's trying to figure out who has the notebook. The V. A. is posting updated info. Or you can call them at 800/333-4636. The bottom line is that the FBI says if you were discharged from the service after 1975, you're at greater risk. They advise you check your bank and credit card statements carefully for any unusual charges (beyond that new 50 inch TV your spouse finally agreed to letting you buy). Saw this and figured I'd share!!!
June 13, 200619 yr Good find Eskimo, heres some more info that i got in the mail on va affairs, and the federal trade commision web www.firstgov.gov or 1800-fed-info, if there is any suspicious activity regaurding your personal infromation. Can you say OPSEC?<<<
June 14, 200619 yr Got mine in the mail yesterday. they should give us all $10,000 bucks for their stupidity.
June 14, 200619 yr lol, I got mine a couple days ago while I was at drill. Wow I didnt know we had so many DoD peeps here. Props, everyone.
June 14, 200619 yr Name rank and serial number please....that's all we need we got the rest. Love the hackers.
June 14, 200619 yr sounds like an intel report I shared with Gator a while back. I bet it is related.......
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