Tricare beneficiaries get letters on security breach
Published: November 28, 2011
WASHINGTON — The Washington Post is reporting today that many of the 4.9 million Tricare beneficiaries whose personal data may have been compromised are just receiving word of the security breach now, through letters sent to their homes.
The security breach happened back in September, when officials from Science Applications International Corp. admitted they had misplaced backup data tapes with personal information on 4.9 million Tricare patients treated at military facilities at San Antonio from 1992 through 2011.
Tricare officials have said that no credit card or bank account information was on the tapes, but it did include Social Security numbers, addresses, birth dates and some health information. There have been no reported cases of individuals trying to use the compromised data in identity theft schemes.
SAIC and military officials are facing a $4.9 billion class-action lawsuit seeking damaged on behalf of the affected beneficiaries.
