The Pentagon says 'hold my beer,' falls victim to massive data breach affecting roughly 3,000,000 people
The Pentagon has confirmed a significant cybersecurity breach affecting approximately 3 million individuals, including active-duty military, civilian employees, and deceased persons. The breach, which occurred between October 2025 and July 2026, exposed personally identifiable information such as Social Security numbers and job details. While no evidence of misuse has been found yet, the unencrypted nature of the data and the potential for adversaries to gain insights into US operatives' deployments raise serious concerns.
- Entities
- Company: FBI
- Topic: Cybersecurity
- Company: Pentagon
- Company: Defense Manpower Data Center
- Topic: Data Breach
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