Earlier this year, the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) identified a series of data breaches that compromised its systems. One of the incidents targeted information collected in background checks the office conducts when hiring consultants and full time employees. Though the events triggered a well-deserved review of many federal cybersecurity plans, government investigators are now revealing that more private applicant details may have been compromised than previously thought.
According to an OPM statement, “Of the 21.5 million individuals whose Social Security Numbers and other sensitive information were impacted by the breach, the subset of individuals whose fingerprints have been stolen has increased from a total of approximately 1.1 million to approximately 5.6 million. This does not increase the overall estimate of 21.5 million individuals impacted by the incident. An interagency team will continue to analyze and refine the data as it prepares to mail notification letters to impacted individuals.”
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