People search US Army data breach timeline because the brand sits on billions of accounts, credentials, and cloud workloads. BreachHistory indexes 5 US Army-linked incidents, with headline counts up to 50K+ in catalog rows. This page maps every attested event through 2026 with internal links to canonical records.
Why US Army breach history matters
US Army operates in Government (United States). Across indexed rows, recurring themes include cloud and database misconfiguration. Understanding the chronological pattern helps security teams, customers, and regulators separate confirmed disclosures from forum marketing.
Full timeline through 2026
2012 — — US Army: Hackers were able to access database information…
Cataloged incident. Hackers were able to access database information from Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance as well as nongovernmental personnel and people who visited Fort Monmouth. The breach was discovered and addressed on December 6. names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, places of birth, home addresses, and salaries were exposed. Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 36K+ affected records in this row. See the us-army2012 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2011 — — US Army: Data breach reported, 50K records
Cataloged incident. Data breach reported. Reference: http://www.idtheftcenter.org/artman2/publish/lib_survey/ITRC_2008_Breach_List.shtml BreachHistory cites approximately 50K+ affected records in this row. See the us-army2011 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2010 — — 392k records
Cataloged incident. Inside job. 392k records. Exposed categories include Names, emails, addresses, and other PII. BreachHistory cites approximately 4K+ affected records in this row. See the us-army2010 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2009 — — US Army: An Army database that contains personal information…
Cataloged incident. An Army database that contains personal information about nearly 1,600 soldiers may have been penetrated by unauthorized users. The information that may have been breached includes the service members' names, e-mail messages, phone numbers, home addresses, awards received, ranks, gender, ethnicity, and dates the soldiers deployed and returned from their deployment. Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 2K+ affected records in this row. See the us-army2009 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2008 — — US Army: A laptop computer that was reported stolen from an…
Cataloged incident. A laptop computer that was reported stolen from an Army employee's truck contained personal information on Fort Lewis soldiers. A 500 GB removable hard drive was also taken in the theft. UPDATE (7/11/08) :A 17-year-old Lacey boy faces a charge of suspicion of possession of stolen property after Tumwater police uncovered items from vehicle prowls, including a stolen Army laptop containing information on Fort Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 900 affected records in this row. See the us-army2008 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
Patterns and analysis
- Cloud and database misconfiguration — appears across multiple US Army catalog entries; prioritize controls that address this class of failure.
- Record-count hygiene — BreachHistory indexes actor-cited figures separately from company-confirmed totals; read each row's technicalWriteup before treating counts as fact.
- 2026 monitoring — New disclosures roll into this timeline as they are verified or labeled unverified per catalog policy.
What to do if you may be affected
- Step 1: Enable phishing-resistant MFA on every account tied to this brand.
- Step 2: Use unique passwords and a password manager—breach rows often involve credential reuse.
- Step 3: Monitor official company breach notices and regulator filings, not dark-web downloads.
- Step 4: Bookmark the US Army company page for new 2026+ disclosures.
Canonical BreachHistory hub
Explore every indexed row: breachhistory.com/us-army · Latest: us-army2012.
Sources: BreachHistory catalog (5 rows for US Army), company and regulator disclosures cited in individual breach records.