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Department of Veterans Affairs Data Security Incidents

NEW: How did this happen?

VA learned on August 3rd that a computer was missing from Unisys, a subcontractor that provides software support to the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia VA Medical Centers. The computer contained insurance claim data for some patients treated in these two facilities or their community clinics. It is important to note that we have no reason to believe the computer was stolen for the purpose of gaining veteran information or that the information has been or will be used inappropriately.

NEW: Why did this company have this information on the computer?

The Unisys system is used by the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia VA Medical Centers to help sort and track insurance claims that have been billed to insurance companies.

NEW: What information was included?

We believe that for the veterans affected, the information included name, and some or all of the following: date of birth, Social Security Number, address, insurance carrier and other insurance claim related information.

NEW: How do I know if my information was on the computer?

Unisys provided VA with a list of patients whose information may have been on this computer. Letters were sent to these individuals. The list includes approximately 16,000 living individuals and approximately 2,000 now deceased, who received care either at Pittsburgh VA medical center over the last four years or the Philadelphia VA medical center since 2005, and who had third party insurance that was billed for that care.

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Identity Theft Terms

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Database fraud

Definition:
Hackers will easily find their way to any personal information stored on computer or marketing databases. Keep financial information off any marketing and billing databases.

Account takeovers

Definition:
Once a identity thieve has complete control over your account he/she took over your personal bank account and is fully in charge.

3 in 1 credit report

Definition:
A 3 in 1 credit report is a report from all 3 CRA (credit reporting agencies), identifying possible fraud with only one report.

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North Carolina Identity-Theft Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an Identity-Theft attorney you should contact our Identity-Theft Attorney as soon as possible:

Apex
Asheboro
Asheville
Burlington
Cary
Chapel Hill
Charlotte
Clayton
Concord
Durham
Elizabeth City
Fayetteville
Fort Bragg
Garner
Gastonia
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Greenville
Henderson
Hickory
High Point

Jacksonville
Kernersville
Lenoir
Lexington
Lincolnton
Lumberton
Matthews
Monroe
Morganton
Mount Airy
Raeford
Raleigh
Reidsville
Sanford
Statesville
Thomasville
Wake Forest
Wilmington
Wilson
Winston Salem

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