SSG Norman Lihou517899<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Names, addresses, emails and technical information belonging to 98,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in Europe held by an on-base cell phone concessionaire have potentially been compromised, according to the Army and Air Force Exchange.<br /><br />"The Exchange learned on February 11 of a data breach of customer information held by concessionaire SIGA Telecom," AAFES spokesman Chris Ward said in an email Friday.<br /><br />AAFES referred questions about the nature of the data breach to SIGA.<br /><br />SIGA officials did not immediately provide a comment on Friday.<br /><br />Read more:<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/03/06/aafes-confirms-data-breach-of-us-military-customers-info-germany.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS">http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/03/06/aafes-confirms-data-breach-of-us-military-customers-info-germany.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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AAFES Confirms Data Breach of US Military Customers' Info in Germany2015-03-07T17:39:45-05:00SSG Norman Lihou517899<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Names, addresses, emails and technical information belonging to 98,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in Europe held by an on-base cell phone concessionaire have potentially been compromised, according to the Army and Air Force Exchange.<br /><br />"The Exchange learned on February 11 of a data breach of customer information held by concessionaire SIGA Telecom," AAFES spokesman Chris Ward said in an email Friday.<br /><br />AAFES referred questions about the nature of the data breach to SIGA.<br /><br />SIGA officials did not immediately provide a comment on Friday.<br /><br />Read more:<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/03/06/aafes-confirms-data-breach-of-us-military-customers-info-germany.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS">http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/03/06/aafes-confirms-data-breach-of-us-military-customers-info-germany.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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<p class="pta-link-card-description">Names, addresses, emails and technical information belonging to 98,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in Europe held by an on-base cell phone concessionaire have potentially been compromised, according to the Army and Air Force Exchange.</p>
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AAFES Confirms Data Breach of US Military Customers' Info in Germany2015-03-07T17:39:45-05:002015-03-07T17:39:45-05:00CW5 Private RallyPoint Member517905<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Identity thieves are everywhere, it seems. Even at exchanges in Germany. Just this week, I heard a report on the radio cautioning to be very careful this time of year about identity theft. I don't remember why, but I assume it may have had to do with tax season:<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/03/consumer-alert-beware-of-identity-theft-when-filing-your-taxes-online-112061.html">http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/03/consumer-alert-beware-of-identity-theft-when-filing-your-taxes-online-112061.html</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2015 5:43 PM2015-03-07T17:43:58-05:002015-03-07T17:43:58-05:002015-03-07T17:39:45-05:00