No ID Theft Found in myPay

No cases of computer scamming or identity theft involving the Defense Department’s computerized pay services system have been reported, according to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. “There has not been any identity theft and/or ‘phishing’ scams with the ‘myPay’ site,” DFAS spokeswoman Carol Garcia said. Phishing is sending e-mails falsely claiming to be a legitimate enterprise as part of a scam. Information obtained this way is often used in identity-theft crimes. The myPay system safeguards customers’ financial information using up-to-date encryption methods and security firewalls, officials said. Customers access myPay using a personal identification number. “DFAS continues to stress the security of our systems and the privacy measures we take in protecting pay information,” a DFAS statement released April 4 said. DFAS employs secure technology that “meets or exceeds security requirements in private industry worldwide,” according to the statement.