Of course military service has inherent personal safety risks—that’s what makes enlistment so noble. But the risk of identity theft is something 131,000 current and former Army National Guards soldiers will be considering very seriously.
The Army National Guard announced this week that a contractor’s laptop containing the soldiers’ personal information was stolen July 27. The contractor was involved in the Army National Guard Bonus and Incentives Program.
The compromised information included program participants’ names, Social Security numbers, payment amounts and payment dates. (more…)
