Posted on Nov 19, 2015
Has anybody been a victim of identity theft while in the military and what can be done to fix the damage?
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Army Reserve
Cybersecurity
Posted 9 y ago
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Just got a letter in the mail saying my information was hacked and stolen. Including my fingerprints.
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SGT Shawn Volkmann
I can tell you one thing, get it squashed quick, and keep that letter safe. You may need it later if you get pulled over and arrested for something you didn't do. I learned this firsthand.
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MSG Floyd Williams
I agree with SGT Shawn Volkmann, it may feel like an inconvenience but necessary.
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SGT Jesse Velasquez
Sean.....As a VA employee, I got the exact same letter from OPM. I'm sending a copy to my bank and to my credit agency so that they are at least aware. So far my bank has been pretty good in contacting me for suspicious charges.
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Military or not, let me recommend an excellent article by a top security specialist:
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/12/opm-breach-credit-monitoring-vs-freeze/
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/12/opm-breach-credit-monitoring-vs-freeze/
OPM Breach: Credit Monitoring vs. Freeze — Krebs on Security
Many readers wrote in this past week to say they’d finally been officially notified that their fingerprints, background checks, Social Security numbers, and other sensitive information was jeopardized in the massive data breach discovered this year at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Almost as many complained that the OPM’s response — the offering of free credit monitoring services for up to three years — won’t work if readers have...
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I'm a federal employee. My information was compromised as part of the OPM hack. I was also the victim before that from the VA hack. Unfortunately, it's becoming all too common these days. Many of us feds despite having credit monitoring services, have also opted to purchase additional identity theft insurance and monitor such as Life Lock.
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