Identity Theft Alert

By now you have heard about the personal data stolen from 26.5 million veterans, thanks to a mid-level employee who broke all sorts of rules and regulations and took the data home.

Thank goodness the government is on the job. According to a spokesman, the employee has been “has been put on administrative leave while the investigation is conducted.” Gosh, we wouldn’t want something drastic done, like firing the jerk. Let’s spend all sorts of taxpayer money first in another monumental waste. I’ll wager the bozo winds up not being fired.

Sadly, this is not uncommon. Look at this site. It details data breaches at an alarming rate.

For those of you who were discharged from the service since 1975 (and I am a member of that group as well), be on guard with your financial data for awhile. Keep a close eye on bank statements.

Don’t let identity theft happen to you.