Office of Personnel Management
OPM Left Internal System Vulnerable to a Known Attack for Weeks
But the agency fixed the issue after Motherboard reported it.
Chinese Media Says Criminals Hacked OPM, Not Government Spies
That's the result of an "investigation," according to state media Xinhua.
Stealing Fingerprints
For the rest of their lives, 5.6 million US government employees need to remember that someone, somewhere, has their fingerprints.
Whoops, Turns Out Hackers Stole 5.6 Million People's Fingerprints from the Government
China vehemently denies that its hackers were behind the breach.
US Admits Hackers Stole 5.6 Million Fingerprints in Massive Data Breach
The government originally reported that hackers stole 1.1 fingerprints after accessing Defense Department security clearance data earlier this spring.
Hacked US Govt Agency's Security Is So Bad It's Returned to Pen and Paper
After shutting down its security clearance application system, OPM goes old-style.
Is Hacked Government Personnel Data Being Sold on the Dark Web? Well, Not Yet
There is no real evidence that data from the massive breach at the Office of Personnel Management is being sold. That hasn't stopped people from saying so.
Hacks Bring Down US Background Check System — But the Worst Is Yet to Come
Fallout from the massive data breach at the Office of Personnel Management continues — but the ramifications of the theft of 18 million federal employees' personal info will be felt for years.
Hacker Attack on Government May Have Exposed 32M Federal Employees
And the number could even be higher.
Millions of Government Employees Still Don’t Know If Hackers Stole Their Data
And their undercover operations might be at risk because of the OPM hack.
US Personnel Agency Isn't Sure How to Tell Millions of People They Got Hacked
OPM keeps getting it wrong.