US Department of Veteran Affairs 2007 Misuse (Q9298)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | US Department of Veteran Affairs 2007 Misuse |
A data breach risk event |
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January 2007
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A man who purchased $5,600 in jewelry at a store in Tustin using three fraudulent credit cards, one belonging to actor Marlon Wayans, was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles after a months-long investigation, said Tustin police Lt. John Strain. The investigation also uncovered from his home computer about 1.8 million Social Security numbers from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, where Kim had been employed as an auditor. Veterans Affairs officials have said only 185,000 numbers are at risk because many were repeated in the file. Tae Kim, 28, was booked at Orange County Jail and is being held in lieu of $1 million bail after being arrested at 5 p.m. Thursday at a car wash in Koreatown, police said. On April 7, two Asian men identified as Kim and Justin Hong, purchased jewelry from Jewel (English)
