2016 Navy contractor breach — 134,000 records
Data compromised
Names, SSNs
Technical writeup
Nov 2016. Compromised HPE contractor laptop exposed Career Waypoints (C-WAY) database. Names and SSNs of 134,386 current and former sailors. Navy notified Oct 27; announced Nov 23. NCIS and FBI investigated. No evidence of misuse at disclosure. Navy pressed HPE for credit monitoring.
Root cause
Compromised contractor laptop; unauthorized access.