Hacking of the Pentagon and Leak of Data on 4 Million Military Personnel
The massive human resources system run by the U.S. Department of Defense, known as the Pentagon, was the target of a cyberattack that exposed Social Security numbers and other personal information belonging to current an
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The massive human resources system run by the U.S. Department of Defense, known as the Pentagon, was the target of a cyberattack that exposed Social Security numbers and other personal information belonging to current and former military personnel, sparking widespread concerns among national security experts about espionage. A letter sent by the Defense Manpower Data Center to those affected by the breach stated that “unauthorized users” were able to access a vulnerable computer server belonging to the center. The Military Times reported that approximately 4 million Department of Defense personnel may be among those affected.
