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Hacks of two federal agencies expose sensitive data of millions

Original: # Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data The # Pentagon is informing more than

Two US federal agencies have been hacked within a month, exposing large volumes of sensitive personal data. The Pentagon is notifying more than 2 million current and former military members that their personnel records, containing sensitive personal information, were stolen during a months-long compromise of one of the agencies' systems.

Why now: The scale of the breach and the vulnerability of federal systems to a months-long intrusion are raising alarm.

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• # Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data The # Pentagon is informing more than 2 million current & former military members that their personnel records storing sensitive personal info were stolen over a months long compromise of one of… · PrivacyDigest@mas.to · 6

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