{"id":36286,"date":"2013-06-18T07:46:34","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T11:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=36286"},"modified":"2013-06-18T07:46:34","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T11:46:34","slug":"vets-pii-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=36286","title":{"rendered":"Vets’ PII at risk?"},"content":{"rendered":"

WSBTV<\/a> reports that Department of Veterans’ Affairs computers may have been hacked by the Chinese and that your personally identifiable information (PII) wasn’t properly encrypted. So your identity might have compromised – yet again;<\/p>\n

MacFarlane reviewed a congressional report that said eight foreign actors, likely Chinese hackers, have infiltrated the VA’s computer network, potentially getting hold of Social Security numbers and other private data of men and women in uniform.<\/p>\n

Veteran Marine Jessie Duff said she’s scared someone’s poised to steal her identity.<\/p>\n

“Being a veteran, our data is a little more sensitive. I have health records with them. I have financial data with them,” Duff said.<\/p>\n

The revelations came during a recent hearing at the U.S. House Veterans Affairs committee. A former security technician for the VA acknowledged millions of veterans don’t have their personal information properly encrypted by the VA.<\/p>\n

Chinese military are reportedly among the suspected hackers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I got a letter from the VA about eight years ago that my information might have been compromised whn a VA employee left his computer in his car and it was stolen, so I got Lifelock. Then I noticed that the VA never tells veterans in a timely manner about lost information, so I just pay every year – like life insurance to protect my information. A couple of years ago, my wife bought a new car and put me down as the co-signer, Lifelock notified me while she was still at the dealer – so I know it works.<\/p>\n

If the government has your PII, I think it’s reasonable to accept that they’re not the best custodians of your personal information, so you need to be pro-active, since they certainly have no interest in it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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