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US Office of Personnel Management

US Office of Personnel Management Data Breach (2014)

US Office of Personnel Management

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Disclosed

March 1, 2014

4409 days ago

Records

Undisclosed

Confirmed

Root Cause

Hacking

Industry

Government

Description

The hackers gained access to some of the databases of the Office of Personnel Management before the federal authorities detected the threat and blocked them from the network, according to the officials. It is not yet clear how far the hackers penetrated the agencys systems, in which applicants for security clearances list their foreign contacts, previous jobs and personal information like past drug use.