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US Officials: Hackers May Have Intel, Military Security Clearance Info

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US officials now say that the hack into the federal government’s Office of Personnel Management may have also stolen security clearance data on intelligence and military personnel.

The US government on Thursday said that hackers accessed the personal data of at least four million current and former federal employees. - Sputnik International
Far Worse Than Acknowledged: Hack Compromised Every US Federal Worker
On Thursday, the American Federal of Government Employees union uncovered internal OPM briefs which suggested that last week’s data breach may have released the personal information of every federal employee, including Social Security numbers.

Without providing any evidence, a number of US officials have accused the Chinese government of being behind the cyberattack, though Beijing has repeatedly denied its involvement.

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