June 9, 2009

Dog's Identity Stolen?

We received two "Data Breach Notification" letters yesterday from the Virginia Department of Health Professions. One was addressed to "Parents of" followed by Frank's name and the other to "Parents of" followed by Guppy's name. Now, Guppy was my dog who died 2 years ago. I assume that he got in the database because he was once prescribed a seizure medication, but the letter alludes to possible theft of his social security number. If he had one,he never told me about it! 

The letter goes on to suggest that we monitor his credit report and watch for signs of identity theft. I cannot imagine anyone trying to pass himself off as Guppy. (Well, maybe Flash!)

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