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Alnav: Potential Compromise Of Personal Information

Schnugg

It's gettin' a bit dramatic 'round here...
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FYI...

-----Original Message-----

Importance: Low


TO NAVADMIN

INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC
CNO WASHINGTON DC


RAAUZYUW RUENAAA4567 1570031-UUUU--RUCRNAD.
ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCS8117 1570037
R 060031Z JUN 06 PSN 729699K42
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
TO NAVADMIN
INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
BT
UNCLAS PERSONAL FOR COMMANDERS, COMMANDING OFFICERS, AND OFFICERS IN CHARGE
FROM VADM HARVEY NAVADMIN 163/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN//
SUBJ/POTENTIAL COMPROMISE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS
MESSAGE IS TO NOTIFY YOU OF A POTENTIAL COMPROMISE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
GENERATED BY AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (DVA); IT
POTENTIALLY AFFECTS A NUMBER OF VETERANS, AS WELL AS ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE
PERSONNEL.
NAVY IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
(OSD) AND DVA TO DETERMINE THE EXACT SCOPE OF THE COMPROMISE AND TO ENSURE
THAT SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE AWARE OF THE IMPACT AND STEPS THEY MAY
TAKE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM ANY SUBSEQUENT MISUSE OF THEIR PERSONAL
INFORMATION.
2. THE DVA CURRENTLY PLANS TO SEND OUT INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION LETTERS TO
ALL SAILORS AFFECTED BY THE COMPROMISE. ADDITIONALLY, WORKING WITH OTHER
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, THE DVA HAS ALSO SET UP A SPECIAL LINK AT THE WEBSITE
WWW.FIRSTGOV.GOV/VETERANSINFO.SHTML AND A MANNED CALL CENTER THAT AFFECTED
PERSONNEL MAY CALL TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND LEARN MORE
ABOUT CONSUMER IDENTITY PROTECTIONS. THE TOLL FREE NUMBER IS
1-800-333-4636. THE CALL CENTER WILL OPERATE FROM 0800 TO 2100 (EDT),
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FOR AS LONG AS NECESSARY.
3. AT THIS POINT, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT ANY COMPROMISED DATA HAS BEEN
USED ILLEGALLY. HOWEVER, THE DVA IS ASKING ALL WHO HAVE BEEN POTENTIALLY
AFFECTED TO BE EXTRA VIGILANT AND TO CAREFULLY MONITOR BANK STATEMENTS,
CREDIT CARD STATEMENTS AND ANY STATEMENTS RELATING TO RECENT FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONS.
4. THE FOLLOWING ARE TIPS ON HOW TO WATCH FOR AND DETECT SUSPICIOUS
ACTIVITY:
A. CLOSELY MONITOR BANK AND CREDIT CARD STATEMENTS FOR FRAUDULENT
TRANSACTIONS. MONITORING ACCOUNTS ONLINE IS THE BEST WAY TO DETECT FRAUD
EARLY.
B. PLACE A 90-DAY FRAUD ALERT ON ALL CREDIT REPORTS, WHICH TELLS
CREDITORS TO CONTACT THE ACCOUNT OWNER BEFORE OPENING ANY NEW ACCOUNTS OR
MAKING ANY CHANGES TO EXISTING ACCOUNTS. THIS ACTION MAY CAUSE DELAYS WHEN
TRYING TO OBTAIN NEW CREDIT.
C. THE INITIAL STEP IS TO CONTACT ANY ONE OF THE THREE CONSUMER
REPORTING COMPANIES FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF CREDIT
REPORTS AND/OR PLACE FRAUD ALERTS ON ACCOUNTS. THE CONSUMER REPORTING
COMPANIES ARE:
- EQUIFAX: 1-800-525-6285, WWW.EQUIFAX.COM
- EXPERIAN: 1-888-397-3742, WWW.EXPERIAN.COM
- TRANSUNION: 1-800-680-7289, WWW.TRANSUNION.COM THE COMPANY CALLED IS
REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE OTHER TWO. ONCE THE FRAUD ALERT IS CREATED, FREE
COPIES OF THESE CREDIT REPORTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. SAILORS SHOULD
REVIEW THESE REPORTS FOR INQUIRIES FROM COMPANIES THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED OR
ACCOUNTS THEY DIDN'T OPEN.
5. IF FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS OR TRANSACTIONS ARE FOUND:
A. CONTACT THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO CLOSE THE FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS
OR ACCOUNTS THAT HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH.
B. FILE A REPORT WITH THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
C. FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC).
6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS LOCATED ON THE NKO WEBSITE:
COURSE TITLE: IDENTITY THEFT AND CATALOG CODE FS0406_ENG. LOG INTO NKO,
CLICK LEARNING TAB, CLICK E-LEARNING AUTO-LOGON GEAR LINK, CLICK ADVANCED
SEARCH, UNDER COURSE TITLE ENTER IDENTITY THEFT, ENROLL AND BEGIN TRAINING.
7. SAILORS CAN ALSO VISIT THE FTC WEBSITE AT WWW.CONSUMER.GOV/IDTHEFT FOR
INFORMATION TO HELP DEFEND AGAINST IDENTITY THEFT.
8. FURTHER ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE THROUGH YOUR LOCAL NAVY LEGAL SERVICE
OFFICE, COMMAND FINANCIAL SPECIALIST AND FINANCIAL EDUCATORS AT FLEET AND
FAMILY SUPPORT CENTERS.
9. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// BT
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Makk85

604KTS
pilot
I flew for a privacy consulting firm last year and had the chance to sit in on some of the meetings. This crap happens all the time. A lot of organizations have a policy of keeping thier clients informed whenever there is a breach of privacy like this. This really does no good other than admitting, "Whoops, we F'd up, but at least we told you."
 

Huggy Bear

Registered User
pilot
I love how when somebody big screws up the little guy still ends up doing all the work. This is probably half a days work at least for each case:

"5. IF FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS OR TRANSACTIONS ARE FOUND:
A. CONTACT THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO CLOSE THE FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS
OR ACCOUNTS THAT HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH.
B. FILE A REPORT WITH THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
C. FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC)."
 

Brett327

Well-Known Member
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Super Moderator
Contributor
Re-resurrected by a UT hopefull. Shall we kill him too? :)

JK, AliCat.

Brett
 
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