U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Data Breach History

This page tracks the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs data breach history and cybersecurity incidents affecting U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (United States). BreachHistory currently indexes 5 publicly disclosed or catalogued incidents spanning 2005 through 2007, with approximately 53.6 million records reported as exposed across all indexed events. These totals may include overlapping datasets or third-party estimates and should not be interpreted as unique affected users.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs breach timeline includes major data breaches, cyber attacks, data leaks, credential exposures, API abuse, and other security incidents. Each incident provides details on the estimated records exposed, attack method, affected data types, and supporting public sources. Currently, 0 incidents are company-confirmed.

Largest U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Data Breaches

The largest indexed incidents include the 2006 — U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs: Lost / stolen device, 26500000 records, the 2006 — US Dept of Vet Affairs: The Veterans Affairs Department agreed to pay $20…, and the 2007 — U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: An employee reported a portable hard d…, along with additional historical incidents involving exposed passwords, public databases, and large-scale data scraping. Record counts originating from threat actors or leak sites should be treated as estimates unless confirmed by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or a regulator. Below is the list of large data breaches:

• 2006 2006 — U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs: Lost / stolen device, 26500000 records — about 26.5M records exposed · Catalogued incident
• 2006 2006 — US Dept of Vet Affairs: The Veterans Affairs Department agreed to pay $20… — about 26.5M records exposed · Catalogued incident
• 2007 2007 — U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: An employee reported a portable hard drive stolen… — about 583.0K records exposed · Catalogued incident
• 2005 2005 — U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: A laptop being stored in the trunk of a car was… — about 66 records exposed · Catalogued incident

What Information Was Exposed?

Depending on the incident, exposed data may include email addresses, names, physical addresses, health and medical (PHI) records, and other personal information (PII). The exact data varies between incidents, so review each breach page before assuming your information was affected.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Data Breach 2026

At the time of this update, no U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs data breach has been catalogued for 2026. New incidents are added as official disclosures, regulatory filings, or credible cybersecurity reports become available.

What To Do If You Were Affected

If you believe your account may have been involved in a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs data breach, change any reused passwords, enable multi-factor authentication (MFA), monitor your account for suspicious activity, and be cautious of phishing emails or fake breach notifications.

This U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs breach history is maintained by BreachHistory using public disclosures, regulatory filings, security research, and clearly labelled third-party claims. For the complete breach timeline, records exposed, incident details, and AI Breach Risk Score, explore the sections on this page.