Lawmaker Calls on VA Head to Resign (Phishing)

Lawmaker Calls on VA Head to Resign
PC World - U.S. lawmakers on Thursday ripped into the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for a massive data breach announced this week, with one congressman calling for the resignation of the agency's leader. The cost of fixing the data theft, involving the
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Purse-snatchers may have ID theft in mind
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - MANSFIELD - Wanda Markwardt carried a purse throughout most of her adult life -- more than 50 years -- until one Sunday morning last month. It was ripped from her left hand as she was about to enter an Albertsons grocery store on Walnut Creek Drive
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Be on guard: Advice offered to vets in case of identity theft
Evansville Courier-Press - Attorney General Greg Stumbo has issued a consumer alert to Kentucky veterans and their families following the theft of 26.5 million veterans' personal data announced Tuesday by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs. The stolen data contained
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Lieberman, Shaysget tough on thefts
Connecticut Post - WASHINGTON Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson will be in the hot seat today to answer Senate concerns about the theft of personal data for an estimated 26.5 million veterans and their spouses. Nicholson will appear at a joint hearing of the
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AP News Alert - Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa News - The jury in the fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron founder Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling has reached a verdict. It will CREATE AN ACCOUNT To access many areas of this site, FREE registration is required. It only takes a few moments to
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House panel plans hearings on VA records theft
Navy Times - Congressional hearings into the theft of personal data on 26.5 million veterans will focus on two issues what immediate steps can be taken to prevent a recurrence, and how to help veterans who may end up being victims of identify theft. In the
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