Sean Lyngaas and Davis Winkie report: A data breach at the Pentagon’s vast HR system has exposed Social Security numbers and other personal information of current and former military personnel, raising counterintelligence concerns among national security experts. “Unauthorized users” gained access to a vulnerable computer server belonging to the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) beginning... Source
Pentagon data breach of military personnel raises national security concerns
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