{"id":42845,"date":"2020-09-14T14:56:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/14\/attack-on-va-computer-systems-exposed-personal-information-of-about-46000-veterans\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:36:27","slug":"attack-on-va-computer-systems-exposed-personal-information-of-about-46000-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2020\/09\/14\/attack-on-va-computer-systems-exposed-personal-information-of-about-46000-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Attack on VA computer systems exposed personal information of about 46,000 veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 46,000 veterans had their personal information exposed after hackers breached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/09\/09\/investigation-finds-multiple-mistakes-in-vas-reporting-of-on-campus-suicides\/\" target=_blank>Veterans Affairs<\/a> computer systems used to send payments to outside medical providers, department officials announced Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA leaders said they have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/opa\/pressrel\/pressrelease.cfm?id=5519\" target=_blank>already notified the affected individuals<\/a>, and that veterans who did not receive an alert need not be worried about their accounts. They described the incident as limited in scope but potentially concerning for the veterans involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department\u2019s Office of Finance has shut down access to the payments system amid a comprehensive security review of the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/23\/va-eyes-expanding-remote-medical-care-options-but-advocates-warn-of-worrisome-gaps\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20132083461236.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA eyes expanding remote medical care options, but advocates warn of worrisome gaps<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Department officials have seen dramatic increases in recent months in video appointments, remote health care use.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, officials said that a preliminary review indicated that \u201cunauthorized users gained access to the application to change financial information and divert payments from VA by using social engineering techniques and exploiting authentication protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Department officials did not specify what information may have been stolen or over how long the system exploit took place. They did say that VA will offer free access to credit monitoring services to any individuals whose social security numbers may have been compromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least some of the cases may have involved veterans who are deceased. Officials said in those cases, next of kin would be notified of the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident is not the first time in recent years that veterans had their personal information exposed by federal technology problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/smr\/opm-data-breach\/2015\/06\/15\/second-opm-hack-exposed-highly-personal-background-info\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635699637659401052-topsecretjpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Second OPM hack exposed highly personal background info<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A second intrusion compromised an OPM database housing highly sensitive data from background investigations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2015, Social Security numbers, family information, health records and even fingerprints of more than 21.5 million federal employees \u2014 including troops and veterans \u2014 were included in a massive data theft at the Office of Personnel Management. 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That incident prompted congressional hearings and investigations into the department\u2019s data security procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Individuals with questions from the latest data breach should reach out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/finance\/fsc.asp\" target=_blank>VA\u2019s Financial Services Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials said they have shut down an system used for outside medical payments until a full investigation is 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