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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.
Original Submission
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2015, @12:28AM
So you worked for the NSA?
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Saturday July 11 2015, @05:49PM
No, I worked on telemetry for nuclear missiles.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 12 2015, @04:02PM
> No, I worked on telemetry for nuclear missiles.
Then the NSA didn't do your investigation. Before all investigations were consolidated under DISCO, each agency handled their own.
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Monday July 13 2015, @02:03PM
The clearance came from the NSA. People who told me they got interviews told me the agents identified themselves as FBI. I don't remember who the guys who interviewed me worked for. My sticking point was I smoked pot in high school, but quit when I was 20 or so.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.