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US Office of Personnel Management Hacked Again

Posted by samzenpus on from the protect-ya-neck dept.

tranquilidad writes: According to a story in the Washington Post, China hacked into the computer system of the United States' Office of Personnel Management last December. This was the second major intrusion in less than a year. Personally identifiable information of approximately 4 million individuals may have been compromised. The compromised information was related to security clearances and employee records. "The FBI is working with our interagency partners to investigate this matter. We take all potential threats to public and private sector systems seriously, and will continue to investigate and hold accountable those who pose a threat in cyberspace," an FBI spokesman said.

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  1. Re:The government can't get it right by bobbied · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Half of that wasn't bad at all....

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  2. Not Impressed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Having helped the JD secure some applications is the past... I am no longer impressed by hackers who get into these systems. Many government applications use templated login IDs and even templated passwords. Account sharing is common as many of these systems cant handle simultaneous access of records. It is truly harder to not hack a government system than it is to hack one. The whole government's security audit is a FAIL in my opinion.