A brief history of the federal government’s information-security problems

The Washington Post: U.S. officials confirmed Thursday that hackers may have breached an Office of Personnel Management’s network that contains personal information about federal employees.

Details of the impacts of the attack are sparse at this time, but cybersecurity experts said the incident could have compromised an OPM program for processing security-clearance applications. The system contains sensitive data that ranges from financial and travel histories to the names of applicants’ children, relatives, neighbors and close friends.

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