Reply #38: I am puzzled too, and outraged. [View All]

[steely]

Questions I have are:
How many vets are affected? (since I am one).
Reports vary as to numbers between 26 and 29 million.
Data varies from just name and ssn, to DOB, spouse info, and disabilities.
Set includes ALL vets, or just those from 1975 (whatever that means - did you have to join or be discharged by that date to be included).

We're being fed a line of crap.
I went to the VA web site and it just tells you whom to report to if you think your accounts have been tampered with.
So am I supposed to start a FRAUD alert now?!!?

Should I really expect to be notified, or did I have to read it in the paper?

What if someone calls up the VA, says they're me, and requests aid in the form of MY benefits?

This is fucked people. That analysts should be making french fries right now - if I got caught taking home ANY proprietary data home from work (let alone the personal data for 29 million folks), I'd lose my job.