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Northwest Network (VISN 20)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 23, 2011. Also cited in 208 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000068985, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 20 Seattle, WA
Issue:
The Service Line Business Manager was requesting staff to provide details for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) sponsorship. This included the employees' name, full SSN, and date of birth. The Business Manager provided a fax number that was not correct. Staff sent the information via fax with the PIV details to an unknown fax number. Update: 11/23/11:The 122 Employees will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Contact was made with the Seattle company that had received the employees' information. Out of 122 recipients of the email that contained the incorrect fax number, 11 staff have been confirmed to have sent personal information to the incorrect number. The Seattle company is mailing all the documents that they received back to the VA. The number of those that may have had the information exposed will more than likely be less than 122.Update: 12/21/11: Number of affected individuals total 102. Credit monitoring letters sent by Director's Office.