{"id":39400,"date":"2014-01-21T14:01:18","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T19:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=39400"},"modified":"2014-01-21T14:01:31","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T19:01:31","slug":"vets-data-lost-at-ebenefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=39400","title":{"rendered":"Vets’ Data lost at eBenefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

TSO sends us a link to the story at Fed Scoop<\/a> that veterans enrolled at eBenefits may have lost their data to a breech this weekend.<\/p>\n

VA has been investigating a problem with the joint VA-Defense Department eBenefits system since Jan. 15, when several veterans reported being able to see the personal information belonging to other veterans when they logged into the system. An internal VA memo obtained by FedScoop showed approximately 10,000 veterans had logged into the system during the time frame when the glitch was discovered.<\/p>\n

But new video footage obtained by FedScoop from Eric Grzelak, a disabled veteran who has tried unsuccessfully to alert VA to the problems, shows the glitch exposed the private records of multiple veterans for every person who was logged in. In addition, Grzelak\u2019s video evidence shows it was possible to alter the records, placing at risk the private information of potentially tens of thousands or more veterans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could see someone\u2019s name, date of birth, Social Security number, what disabilities they had [and] how much they got paid,\u201d Grzelak told FedScoop. \u201cEverything you would look at would pull up someone else\u2019s info. It would change every time you refreshed the page.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI think its a huge deal that I was able to change someone\u2019s info,\u201d Grzelak said. \u201cEveryone needs to check now to make sure all their information is correct. I mean, you could change anything \u2014 bank info, home address. It was all open.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, so you should check your eBenefits stuff, but keep your paws off of mine, OK? If you still haven’t got Lifelock or something similar, you really need to squeeze out a couple of bucks a month. Obviously, the VA doesn’t care as much about your information as they should, certainly quite a bit less than you care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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