VA Pays $20 Million to Settle Law Suit Over Loss of Data
The Veterans Administration settled a class action lawsuit brought by retired and active duty military personnel over a VA data breach of their personal information when a laptop was stolen. The data breach involved the names, dates of birth, and Social Security Numbers of about 26.5 million persons. The information was removed from the agency by a department analysis with the knowledge of supervisors. The information was stolen from the analysis during a robbery. After an intensive search following the disclosure of the theft the laptop was located and it was determined that the data "had not been improperly used."
VA will pay $20 million to settle lawsuit over stolen laptop's data, CNN Justice Producer, January 27, 2009
