 Data Breaches Affecting Wisconsin Citizens
Data Breaches - May 2006
Public Notice Date |
Data Breach Date |
Company |
Data Stolen |
May 22, 2006 |
May 2006 |
US Dept. of
Veterans Affairs |
Names
Social security #s
Dates of birth |
Who’s affected |
Details |
26.5 million veterans who were discharged after 1975, and possibly earlier if the veteran filed a claim.
2.2 million current US military personnel (1.1 million active duty personnel, 430,000 National Guard members, and 645,000 reserve members). |
Information was stolen after the home a VA employee who took a laptop containing this information home was burglarized in early May, 2006.
Click here for more information about this breach: www.firstgov.gov or call 1-800-ED-INFO.
OPP Veterans Factsheet |
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