[Reader-list] Army National Guard tells 131, 000 soldiers to look out for identity theft after laptop stolen

[Taha Mehmood]

Dear All,

Personal Identities of 1,31,000 soldiers of the most powerful national
on this earth is under threat, why? Because a laptop, containing their
personal data was stolen. Are we in India, heading towards such a
scenario? Could we imagine that a (prevention of)Identity theft Law
will be introduced in our parliament in the coming years? Or that
could we think of a scenario, where police stations across the country
will have a identity theft section? Just as, the GOI has information
officers for every district so as would there be officers in-charge of
identity theft?

Just thinking...

Warm regards

Taha

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Soldiers warned about ID theft after laptop stolen

MADISON, Wis. — The Army National Guard is warning 131,000 soldiers to
take steps to protect themselves from identity theft after a laptop
containing their personal information was stolen.

Guard officials say the data loss happened when a personal laptop
owned by one of their contractors was stolen on July 27.

In a statement issued this week, the Guard says the laptop had
personal information on current and former soldiers enrolled in the
Army National Guard Bonus and Incentives Program. The information
included names, Social Security numbers and payment amounts.

The National Guard is in the process of informing the affected
soldiers, including 1,700 members of the Wisconsin National Guard.