ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Officials with the Veterans Affairs health care system in New Mexico say the personal identifying information of thousands of veterans may have been compromised. The agency said Saturday that it is notifying more than 2,600 veterans that a folder with their names and Social Security numbers was found in a women's restroom July 30 at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque. The folder was discovered by a VA supervisor.
VA officials say there have been no reports of any criminal activities so far. Veterans whose information was in the folder will be offered free credit monitoring services for one year.
Officials say the employee who misplaced the folder voluntarily resigned. The disclosure of the incident comes a day after the agency announced a new acting director.
