"Lawsuit accuses DoD of not securing millions of troops' personal info"
“The Defense Department is fueling the problem by leaving veterans’ private information easily accessible on the internet,” said VVA President John Rowan in a statement. “(Defense officials) have refused to properly secure veterans’ information; we are asking a court to order them to do so.”
For now, the SCRA website allows any visitor to search through an individual’s service records by providing their last name and either their birthdate or social security number. No restrictions are put on who can read the results, which VVA officials say makes the resource attractive to scammers and identity thieves.
Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Barden, who is a party in the lawsuit, said online scammers used details from the site to win his trust, convince him to buy fraudulent computer security software and steal other financial records."
https://www.navytimes.com/news/2017/08/01/lawsuit-accuses-dod-of-not-securing-millions-of-troops-personal-info
Didn't see this posted, Vets please be careful out there!
