Rep. Buyer blames VA hospital in laptop thefts, jeopardized IDs

Security breach story of the week belongs to the VA..happened back in 2006...getting congressional attention...BD

An Indiana congressman says the Veterans Affairs hospital in Indianapolis failed to follow new safety protocols, leading to a possible breach of veterans’ personal information last weekend.

The names, Social Security numbers and dates of service of 12,000 veterans were compromised when three computers were stolen from the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center over the Veterans Day holiday weekend, officials said.

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