WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. veterans affairs official said on Thursday he could not be certain a recent computer theft did not include more private data on military personnel than had been reported so far.
What began two weeks ago with the reported theft of computer equipment containing the names, Social Security numbers and birth dates of 26.5 million U.S. veterans, widened on Tuesday after the Veterans Affairs Department said the theft included confidential data on 2.2 million active-duty, National Guard and Reserve troops.