MyPay DFAS LES

OVERVIEW: The purpose of this Cyber Crime Alert Notice (2CAN) is to inform Department of the Army personnel of third party mobile applications that reference the Department Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) myPay system for federal employees and members of the uniformed services, but are not sponsored by the Department of Defense or U.S. Government. DFAS processes pay for all DoD military and civilian personnel, retirees and annuitants, and also supports other government agencies. Using non-sanctioned applications to access your myPay account can potentially lead to the compromise of your myPay account information and theft of funds. CID elements are encouraged to brief supported installations and units on the contents of this 2CAN. BACKGROUND: An application called “MyPay DFAS LES” was initially released on 13 Jul 13, as a free application on Google Play Android App Store. The App provides the user with the ability to control their military pay after the user enters their myPay login information to access their individual account. Additionally, it provides the ability for the user to update their security questions to reset their password. Google Play estimates that between 10,000-50,000 members have already installed this App. A broader review of mobile App sites disclosed several other myPay related Apps for Android and iPhone devices. GENERAL TIPS ABOUT MOBILE APPS:  Before downloading, installing, or using an application, take a moment to review the “About the Developer” section. This will help you get an idea about other Apps that specific developer has previously published. If available, visit the developer’s website and assess its content for things like history, professional appearance, etc…  Apps that purport to allow access to military or government sites should only be installed if they are official Apps sponsored by the military or other government agency.  Peruse the user ratings and reviews to try to get a sense from previous customers as to the veracity of the application’s claim. Arguably no App is completely perfect from the perspective of all users, but complaints about security concerns should quickly stand out from other relatively benign issues.  If you’re still not sure and end up downloading an App, inspect your device’s application permissions screen to determine what other applications or information will be accessed by the App. A video game, for example, is unlikely to have a legitimate need to access your contacts. For more information about computer security and other computer related scams, we encourage readers to visit the CCIU website to review previous cyber crime alert notices and cyber crime prevention flyers

Doesn't work well, needs an update, also randomly pops up adds I don't want to see

The DoD has NOT sanctioned this app.. PII is not secured. . Use at your own risk..

DO NOT INSTALL THIS APP ATTEMPT TO STEAL YOUR LOGIN.

This app is way too easy to use.

Awesome

Way easy to use when traveling and always on the go

Cool

I'm not the most tech savvy person and this app makes it much easier than doing a Google search every time. As for functionality I find it works exceptionally well considering it is working with a government website which are a pain most of the time anyway.

Gives immediate access to information needed sometimes while away from the my computer. Thanks!

Great way to check your pay! Very easy.

Really easy to use and understand

Would highly recommend

I think everyone in the military should have this app it the best way to keep up wit yo pay

I would select the LES I wanted to see from the drop down box, but it would only show the oldest one on file.

While I did like this app, I found it to be a bit on the slow side. I got tired of the log ins. I purchased mSecure and stores my login info and goes straight to the myPay site. Sorry but I had to uninstall.

Mobile view of mypay website not worth the free price when I can just go to the site on my own in my browser

I have no issues with this app.. It works

Unless I'm missing something, this is just the mypay mobile site plus ads.

App slow and unresponsive. Better off going to dfas online.

Very simple and easy to use. Convenient for checking my LES.

Does what it says, but every 5-10 seconds, or when I touch the screen it opens my web browser to the Google play store for random games....I wanted a functioning app, not a random game pop up every time I select the screen to scroll down....if that's removed then I'd gladly rate this five stars no problem. Update: had to uninstall,reinstall for it to work perfectly

This app is nothing but a webview viewing myPay's website.

Slower than the website. ..