Saturday, July 11, 2015

Resigned "Just One Day After The Agency Published Its Report"

‘Staggering’ Hack of Government Computers Exposes 21.5 Million People, Forcing Director’s Resignation

By Natalie Johnson, July 10, 2015, Daily Signal

The Office of Personnel Management disclosed Thursday that 21.5 million people were caught in the sweeping data hack of U.S. government databases leading to the exposure of sensitive information including Social Security numbers and fingerprints.

The revelations forced the resignation of Office and Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta on Friday, just one day after the agency published its report.

The number of people exposed in this hack is five times greater than the 4.2 million hit in an earlier Office of Personnel Management data breach discovered in April and includes not just government employees and contractors, but their families and friends as well.

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1 comment:

  1. She went from campaign manager to head of HR for the entire Federal workforce. No HR or HRIS experience. Really?

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