VA Told to Keep Quiet on Free Credit Monitoring
Shhh, don't go publicizing that offer of a year's worth of free credit monitoring to potential identity theft victims, a federal judge has told the Veterans Affairs Department. Lawyers pursuing a class-action suit against the department on behalf of the 26.5 million veterans and military service members whose personal data was stolen convinced a judge to issue a temporary order requiring VA to keep quiet about its offer. They say the VA hasn't made it clear yet whether those who take its offer will be ineligible for other compensation down the road.
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