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SUMMARY
| Names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth of 26.5 million U.S. military veterans stolen | |
| Records | 26,500,000 |
|---|---|
| Record Types | SSN NAA |
| Breach Type | Stolen Computer |
| Source | Outside |
| Organization | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Other Organizations | None |
| Lawsuit? | NO/UNKNOWN |
| Data Recovered? | NO/UNKNOWN |
| Arrest? | NO/UNKNOWN |
| Submitted By: | Anonymous |
TIMELINE
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| None. Add Data | Incident Occured |
| None. Add Data | Incident Discovered By Organization |
| 2006-05-22 | Organization Reports Incident |
| None. Add Data | Organization Mails Notifications |
| None. Add Data | Records Recovered |
| None. Add Data | Lawsuit Filed |
| None. Add Data | Arrest Made |
SIMILAR INCIDENTS
| records | date | organizations |
|---|---|---|
| 25,000,000 | 2007-11-20 | HM Revenue and Customs, TNT |
| 562,000 | 2003-01-03 | Triwest, United States Department of Defense |
| 90,000 | 2004-02-13 | California Employment Dev. Dept. |
| 8,900 | 2005-03-11 | Las Vegas DMV |
| 6,000 | 2005-06-17 | Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. |
| 32,000 | 2005-07-29 | San Diego Co. Emp. Ret. Assoc. |
| 33,000 | 2005-08-19 | United States Air Force |
| 9,300 | 2005-09-13 | Fort Carson |
| 30,000 | 2005-09-22 | Internal Revenue Service |
MAP OF INCIDENT LOCATION
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