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2014 — Office of Personnel Management: In March 2014, it has been reported that Chinese…

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Data compromised

Personal information

Technical writeup

In March 2014, it has been reported that Chinese hackers broke into the computer networks of the United States government, specifically The Office of Personnel Management, which houses personal information of all federal employees. The hackers appeared to be targeting the files on tens of thousands of employees who have applied for top-secret security clearance.The hackers gained access to some of the databases of the Office of Personnel Management before the federal authorities detected the t

Root cause

Hacking

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