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Hackers get 21.5 Social Security numbers

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Social Sercurity

The Obama administration says hackers stole Social Security numbers from more than 21 million people and snatched other sensitive information in a recent breach of U.S. government computer systems.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management says more than 19 million who applied for background investigations had their information compromised, as well as nearly 2 million of their family members – like spouses or cohabitants – who never applied for a background check.

OPM Director Katherine Archuleta said that, in addition to Social Security numbers, hackers took information about people’s criminal, financial, health, employment and residency histories, as well as information about their families and acquaintances. She said hackers got hold of the user names and passwords that prospective employees used to fill out their background investigation forms, as well as the contents of interviews conducted as part of those investigations.


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