OPM Breach Updates

By erichman

  • Malicious Activity Detected in OPM system

    Authorities used a detection system called EINSTEIN to dig deeper into what information was compromised.

  • EINSTEIN Reveals Sensitive Data Compromised

    In May, EINSTEIN revealed that sensitive data had been compromised.

  • OPM admits breach compromising 4 million federal employees

    The breach, thought to have been an cyberattack from the Chinese, compromised some 4 million personally identifiable records. US faces what may be largest gov. security breach, China suspected

  • OPM adjusts breach estimate to 21.5M affected

    The second breach affected anyone given a government background check in the last 15 years. Nearly 22 million affected by latest OPM data breach

  • OPM Director Katherine Archuleta resigns

    Katherine Archuleta, director of OPM, resigns after reports that the second data breach has affected over 22 million people.

  • Wall Street Journal Reports on OPM's 2014 Security Audit

    The audit revealed a huge lack in basic security measures, including basic multi-factor authentication.
    Wall Street Journal report

  • Bloomberg Report on breach points finger to Chinese government-sponsored attackers

    Chinese government appears behind United, OP and Anthem breaches, says Bloomberg

  • OPM adjusts fingerprint data theft estimate

    They agency now claims that hackers stole data on over 5 million fingerprints, up from an original estimate of 1.1 million fingerprints.

  • U.S. President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Washington