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OPM acts to protect federal workers, others from cyber threats
DoD News acquaintances; health, criminal and There is no information at this concluded “with a high degree of
financial history; and other details. time to suggest any misuse or fur- confidence” that personnel data
Defense Media Activity ther dissemination of the informa- for 4.2 million individuals had
Some records also include find- tion that was stolen from OPM’s been stolen, officials said.
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- U.S. ings from interviews conducted systems, they added.
Office of Personnel Management of- by background investigators and “This number has not changed
ficials announced July 9, the results fingerprints. Usernames and pass- “While background investigation since it was announced by OPM in
of the interagency forensics investi- words that background investiga- records do contain some informa- early June, and OPM has worked to
gation into a recent cyber incident tion applicants used to fill out their tion regarding mental health and notify all of these individuals and
involving federal background inves- background investigation forms financial history provided by those ensure that they are provided with
tigation data and the steps OPM is also were stolen. that have applied for a security the appropriate support and tools to
taking to protect those affected. clearance and by individuals con- protect their personal information,”
21.5 million Social Security tacted during the background in- the news release stated.
In late May, as a result of ongoing numbers stolen vestigation, there is no evidence that
efforts to secure its systems, OPM separate systems that store informa- Assistance for those affected
discovered an incident affecting Since learning of the incident af- tion regarding the health, financial, To protect those affected, OPM is
background investigation records fecting background investigation payroll and retirement records of providing a comprehensive suite of
of current, former and prospective records, OPM and the interagency federal personnel were impacted by monitoring and protection services
federal employees and contractors, incident response team concluded this incident,” OPM officials stated for background investigation appli-
officials said. that sensitive information, includ- in a news release. cants and non-applicants who had
ing the Social Security numbers of their Social Security numbers or
The forensics investigation deter- 21.5 million individuals, were sto- Separate from previous incident other sensitive information stolen.
mined that the types of information len from the background investiga- This incident is separate, but For the 21.5 million background
in these records include identifica- tion databases. This includes 19.7 related to a previous incident dis- investigation applicants, spouses
tion details such as Social Security million people who applied for a covered in April affecting person- or cohabitants with Social Security
numbers; residency and educa- background investigation and 1.8 nel data for current and former numbers and other sensitive infor-
tional history; employment history; million non-applicants -- predomi- federal employees, officials said. mation that was stolen from OPM
information about immediate fam- nantly spouses or cohabitants of ap- OPM and its interagency partners
ily and other personal and business plicants, officials said. See OPM, Page 12
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