Something US vets should be aware of.

Ducimus · 05-22-06, 06:49 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12916803/
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/22/vets.data/index.html

What a joy.

August · 05-22-06, 10:43 PM

Just lovely.

jumpy · 05-23-06, 03:10 AM

And there was me expecting something about livestock health and US veterinarians

bleargh... I've got another four days of this kind of thing until the weekend

Still at least they were a victim of theft rather than careless incompetence... like some of our police/politicians 'loosing' laptops with highly confidential data an them.

The Avon Lady · 05-23-06, 03:38 AM

Will this mean that US vets will be telemarketed to death for the rest of their lives?

05-23-06, 01:06 PM

If telemarketing is the worst fear, I'll look forward to their calls.

As far as SS numbers, they're out there for anyone to find. Not much can be done about it these days.

Ducimus · 05-23-06, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

Will this mean that US vets will be telemarketed to death for the rest of their lives?

Identiy theft. Maybe i flatter myself but i would think a veteran's identy is a great target and desirable to obtain. We have bennfits and such. A name, social, and birthdate is all you need to royally **** someone over and take them for all their worth.

sonar732 · 05-23-06, 04:48 PM

The sad part about this is what is the "middle level" guy doing taking them home in the first place.

My take in this is that he will go under strict investigation because it's too ironic that a bunch of thugs happened to rob him.

"was stolen from a mid-level employee's home in what appeared to be a routine burglary."

Ducimus · 05-23-06, 05:23 PM

Yeah, operative word there being, "appeared" to be.

That means theres doubt, and they're still looking into it.

Ducimus · 05-23-06, 07:01 PM

Quote:

The computer disk contained the names, Social Security numbers and birth dates of every living veteran from 1975 to the present, Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said Monday.

Source: Theft of vets' data kept secret for 19 days
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/23/vets.data/index.html

tycho102 · 05-23-06, 08:06 PM

Oh, hell. Why did the guy have every vet's record on his laptop. That database must've been 200GB, only including contact information and the dates of any VA contact (MGIB, home guarantee, medical) since leaving active. Why did he need *all* of them?

Hello? Compartmentalized information? Restricted? Classified?

This identity theft sh*t is really starting to piss me off. And the Congress doesn't seem to care too much about it. I am about ready to just start voting out incumbents and let God sort them all out...

Ducimus · 05-24-06, 04:37 PM

How do you carry 26 million identities with you?
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2006/05/how_do_you_carr.html

What should vets do now? A checklist
With 26 million SSNs lost, steps veterans should take to protect themselves
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12940308

Ishmael · 05-24-06, 11:29 PM

How to prevent identity theft.

Have crappy credit. Preferably worse than any identity thief. That way, any thief has to pay YOUR bills.

05-22-06, 06:49 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Something US vets should be aware of. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12916803/ http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/22/vets.data/index.html What a joy.

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just lovely. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	And there was me expecting something about livestock health and US veterinarians bleargh... I've got another four days of this kind of thing until the weekend Still at least they were a victim of theft rather than careless incompetence... like some of our police/politicians 'loosing' laptops with highly confidential data an them. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

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The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Will this mean that US vets will be telemarketed to death for the rest of their lives? __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

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tycho102 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,100 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oh, hell. Why did the guy have every vet's record on his laptop. That database must've been 200GB, only including contact information and the dates of any VA contact (MGIB, home guarantee, medical) since leaving active. Why did he need all of them? Hello? Compartmentalized information? Restricted? Classified? This identity theft sh*t is really starting to piss me off. And the Congress doesn't seem to care too much about it. I am about ready to just start voting out incumbents and let God sort them all out... __________________ My little Silent Hunter 4 repository

05-23-06, 01:06 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	If telemarketing is the worst fear, I'll look forward to their calls. As far as SS numbers, they're out there for anyone to find. Not much can be done about it these days.

05-23-06, 04:48 PM	#7
sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	The sad part about this is what is the "middle level" guy doing taking them home in the first place. My take in this is that he will go under strict investigation because it's too ironic that a bunch of thugs happened to rob him. "was stolen from a mid-level employee's home in what appeared to be a routine burglary."

05-23-06, 05:23 PM	#8
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Yeah, operative word there being, "appeared" to be. That means theres doubt, and they're still looking into it.

05-24-06, 04:37 PM	#11
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	How do you carry 26 million identities with you? http://redtape.msnbc.com/2006/05/how_do_you_carr.html What should vets do now? A checklist With 26 million SSNs lost, steps veterans should take to protect themselves http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12940308

05-24-06, 11:29 PM	#12
Ishmael Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morro Bay, Ca. Posts: 659 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	How to prevent identity theft. Have crappy credit. Preferably worse than any identity thief. That way, any thief has to pay YOUR bills.