Vets Will Get Free Credit Reports
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that free credit monitoring will be provided to the millions of veterans whose personal information was stolen last month.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said the agency would seek to protect millions of veterans and military troops against identity theft after names, Social Security numbers and birth dates were taken May 3 from a VA data analyst’s home.
Those eligible for one year of credit monitoring will be any of the estimated 17.5 million people who are known to have had their Social Security numbers compromised. The VA has said up to 26.5 million could be affected, including 1.1 million military members on active duty, 430,000 members of the National Guard and 645,000 members of the Reserves.
Full Article from Kerrville Daily times
Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said the agency would seek to protect millions of veterans and military troops against identity theft after names, Social Security numbers and birth dates were taken May 3 from a VA data analyst’s home.
Those eligible for one year of credit monitoring will be any of the estimated 17.5 million people who are known to have had their Social Security numbers compromised. The VA has said up to 26.5 million could be affected, including 1.1 million military members on active duty, 430,000 members of the National Guard and 645,000 members of the Reserves.
Full Article from Kerrville Daily times
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