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The OPM is the human resources department for the U.S. federal government. Among its many responsibilities, the OPM provides background check investigation services to other federal agencies.
In 2015, the OPM announced two separate information security incidents that compromised the PII of over 21.5 million people. The incidents were caused by hackers that infiltrated OPM systems. They also infiltrated the systems of contractors used by the OPM. They had access to data for more than 6 months. It appears that the two attacks were coordinated, and some government sources suspect that the attacks were coordinated by another country.
People impacted by the breach included anyone who underwent a federal background check ...
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