Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data
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The Pentagon has notified over two million current and former military members that their sensitive personnel records were stolen during a months-long cyberattack on the Defense Manpower Data Center. The breach, which began last October, exposed data including Social Security numbers, addresses, and occupational specialties for approximately 2.8 million living individuals. This incident marks the second major federal agency hack in recent weeks, following a claimed intrusion by the ShinyHunters ransomware group into FBI systems. The compromised FBI records reportedly contained job titles related to investigations of China and Russia, raising espionage concerns. Together, these breaches represent one of the largest potential intelligence hauls since the significant 2015 Office of Personnel Management hack. While officials state the stolen data has not yet been misused, they have not detailed how this conclusion was reached or how the attackers breached security. The Department of Defense manages over 60 million personnel records, highlighting the vast scope of the affected population.
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