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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 17, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000079281, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Louisville, KY
Issue:
As a result of an Information Security Officer (ISO) audit of access, there were four confirmed incidents of misuse and/or inappropriate access of employees' records by employees. These have been reported to the respective Service Chiefs. Names, dates of birth and full SSNs were compromised. Update: 08/17/12:The four employees will receive letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Service Chiefs of the respective employees have been notified and they have indicated that all access were in error and the employees have been trained on the correct procedures and information security policies concerning access to automated information.