US United States Department of Veterans Affairs May 2012 Misuse (Q11620)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | US United States Department of Veterans Affairs May 2012 Misuse |
A data breach risk event |
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May 2012
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Two Veterans called and spoke with the Privacy Officer alleging that a VA employee is accessing and sharing their medical information with outside individuals who have no need to know. On Monday (8/8/2011, a guy called and reported to the Privacy Officer that his ex-wife works for the Memphis VA Medical Center and she has accessed and shared his medical information on Facebook. On Tuesday (8/9/2011) a female Veteran also called and complained to the Privacy Officer that the same VA employee is accessing and sharing her medical information with her ex-husband, who is the first complainant. The female Veteran and the guy were one time married couples but they are divorced now. They both are pressing privacy violation charges against the Memphis VAMC employee for unlawfully accessing their m (English)
