The firing of Jonathan Kamens, the security lead for the Department of Veterans Affairs website, potentially compromises the security of sensitive veteran information. VA.gov, serving as the 'front door' for VA benefits, is a critical platform for over 20 million veterans accessing personal and medical data. The website's cybersecurity is expected to deteriorate without Kamens, risking the exposure of deeply private information and the integrity of digital services essential to veterans and their families.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/doge-usds-purge-veterans-affairs-site-cybersecurity/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/department-of-veterans-affairs
"id": "dep000022325",
"linkid": "department-of-veterans-affairs",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '20 million veterans',
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'United States',
'name': 'Department of Veterans Affairs',
'type': 'Government'}],
'description': 'The firing of Jonathan Kamens, the security lead for the '
'Department of Veterans Affairs website, potentially '
'compromises the security of sensitive veteran information. '
"VA.gov, serving as the 'front door' for VA benefits, is a "
'critical platform for over 20 million veterans accessing '
"personal and medical data. The website's cybersecurity is "
'expected to deteriorate without Kamens, risking the exposure '
'of deeply private information and the integrity of digital '
'services essential to veterans and their families.',
'title': 'Potential Security Risks at VA.gov Following Firing of Security '
'Lead',
'type': 'Potential Security Deterioration'}