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VA Health Care Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 13, 2011. Also cited in 132 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000060904, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 02 Albany, NY
Issue:
A VA employee sent an unencrypted email to approximately 20 other VA employees that had an attachment with the personally identifiable information (PII) of a potential applicant. This application contains his full SSN and information normally in a work application. This is VA Form 10-2850 (Application for Physicians, Dentists, Podiatrists, Optometrists & Chiropractors). Update: 04/13/11:The Potential Applicant will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Employee was educated on the proper use of PKI and the importance of using it when appropriate.