The Massive OPM Hack Actually Hit 25 Million People
http://www.wired.com/2015/07/massive-opm-hack-actually-affected-25-million/
"The team has now concluded with high confidence that
sensitive information, including the Social Security Numbers
(SSNs) of 21.5 million individuals, was stolen from the
background investigation databases," OPM wrote in the statement.
"This includes 19.7 million individuals that applied for a
background investigation, and 1.8 million non-applicants,
predominantly spouses or co-habitants of applicants." The stolen
information includes about 1.1 million fingerprints as well as
findings that investigators obtained from interviews conducted
with neighbors, friends and family members for background checks.
Such information can be highly sensitive since it can include
knowledge about the drug and criminal history of someone
undergoing a background check as well as their sexual orientation
and relationships.
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And the FBI says "trust us with your encrypted communications." Uh huh.
--Lauren--
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