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Remember the security breach at the VA a couple of years ago? If you got a letter from the VA alerting you that your personal information may have been compromise, then you could be one of the beneficiaries of this:
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to pay $20 million to current and former military personnel to settle a class action lawsuit on behalf of the men and women whose personal data was on a laptop computer stolen during a burglary.
The names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of about 26.5 million active duty troops and veterans were on the laptop and external drive, which disappeared while in the custody of a Veterans Affairs data analyst in 2006...
The funds will go to military personnel and veterans who were harmed by the loss of personal data, either through emotional distress or through costs incurred in monitoring credit records.
The math doesn't work out very well: $20 million less attorney's fees divided by 26.5 million. But what the heck, I've hardly slept a wink for the past two years. Where's my check?
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to pay $20 million to current and former military personnel to settle a class action lawsuit on behalf of the men and women whose personal data was on a laptop computer stolen during a burglary.
The names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of about 26.5 million active duty troops and veterans were on the laptop and external drive, which disappeared while in the custody of a Veterans Affairs data analyst in 2006...
The funds will go to military personnel and veterans who were harmed by the loss of personal data, either through emotional distress or through costs incurred in monitoring credit records.
The math doesn't work out very well: $20 million less attorney's fees divided by 26.5 million. But what the heck, I've hardly slept a wink for the past two years. Where's my check?