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Second OPM Hack Exposed Information Of 21.5 Million Individuals

Thursday, July 16th, 2015

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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) revealed on July 9 the second cyberattack intrusion compromised sensitive information on 21.5 million individuals.The stolen information includes background investigation records of current, former, and prospective federal employees and contractors as well as sensitive information of some relatives of applicants.Army Cyber Mission Image: U.S. Army Cyber Command“OPM and the interagency incident response team have concluded with high confidence that sensitive information, including the social security numbers (SSNs) of 21.5 million individuals, was stolen from…

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