An audit by the Defense Department's Inspector General has provoked a recall of 16,000 sets of body armor.
Up to 2,000 patients at William Beaumont Army Medical Center may have been exposed to various blood borne illnesses.
Extortionists claim to have taken vital information from one of the nations largest benefits firms, including the Department of Defense.
Veterans around the ountry reporting phone calls from a company identifying themselves as "Patient Care Group".