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Pentagon personnel-data breach exposed ~3 million records

A Defense Manpower Data Center breach exposed records on about 3 million people; the flaw was patched in July.

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  1. Pentagon data breach took months to discover, reports show

    A Pentagon data breach took months to discover and exposed sensitive information on nearly 3 million people, a defense official said. Charlie D'Agata reports.

    Accountability · CBS News · · Read at CBS News ↗

  1. More than 3 million people affected by military data breach

    It revealed the names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, job specialties and other records of nearly 2.8 million living and 294,000 deceased individuals.

    Accountability · Federal News Network · · Read at Federal News Network ↗

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