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21 Million Americans Associated With Security Clearances Compromised

posted by takyon on Friday July 10 2015, @09:30PM   
from the china-liberated-data dept.

el_oscuro writes:

According to The Washington Post:

The massive hack last year of the Office of Personnel Management's system containing security clearance information affected 21.5 million people, including current and former employees, contractors and their families and friends, officials said Thursday.

That is in addition to a separate hack – also last year — of OPM's personnel database that affected 4.2 million people. That number was previously announced.

Together, the breaches arguably comprise the most consequential cyber intrusion in U.S. government history. Administration officials have privately said they were traced to the Chinese government and appear to be for purposes of traditional espionage.

Update: Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta finally resigned mid-Friday.

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• Re:In a way, I'm relieved... (Score: 3, Informative) by JeanCroix on Saturday July 11 2015, @12:19AM

  by JeanCroix (573) on Saturday July 11 2015, @12:19AM (#207711)

  Holy shit, man. It's Friday night and I'm drunk. I'll read through this wall-o-text tomorrow, and reply if appropriate. As long as the Chinese haven't compromised me by then...

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