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OPM underestimated the number of stolen fingerprints by 4.5 million

24

Sep

2015

The number of people whose #fingerprints have been stolen as a result of the high-profile hack into the computer systems of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management earlier this year is now 5.6 million. The agency revised its original estimate of 1.1 million Wednesday after finding fingerprint data in archived records that had previously not […]

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The 7 ‘Most Common’ RATS In Use Today

31

Aug

2015

Earlier this month, the Office of Personnel Management reported that 21.5 million Americans had their social security numbers and other sensitive data stolen in the second breach to OPM’s background check database. In the wake of this massive breach, OPM Director Katherine Archuleta has resigned. It’s believed that the Sakula Remote Access Trojan (RAT) was […]

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Manipulation of feds’ personal data is a major danger in OPM cyber heist

19

Aug

2015

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach shows us how espionage is done in the digital world. It’s not only about the theft of information; it’s also about the potential manipulation of personal data. Records can be changed to make a federal employee appear less trustworthy or possibly destroyed to make a person disappear, […]

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