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Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 27, 2014. Also cited in 54 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000108421, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: MINNEAPOLIS MN - 618
Issue:
A travel pay form was mailed to a Veteran. Attached to the back was a list of 6 other Veterans to receive travel pay forms. The form contained the other Veterans' names, dates of birth, and full SSNs.
Outcome:
08/27/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team detemined that the 6 Veterans will receive a letter offering credit protection services, since their full SSNs were compromised.