KEY TAKEAWAYS The military community filed more than 210,000 fraud reports in 2024, totaling roughly $584 million in losses, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Veterans are high-value targets because they hold multiple government benefit accounts — VA disability pay, retirement, TRICARE, GI Bill — all accessible with a stolen Social Security number. Active duty service … [Read more...] about Identity Theft Protection for Veterans: How to Guard What You Earned