OPM Hack

[ordnance11]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chines ... ar-BBkHFqx
I am not sure whether to angry or relieved that the chinese (let's face it this is a PRC army operation) did this instead of a hacker from the U.S. Somebody 2 years ago tried to FOIA a list of every OSHA inspector. That got squashed. Last thing I want is someone publishing said list anonymously.
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And the devil will burn!
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[ordnance11]

Oh just great! The hack is much more widespread and extensive. It looks like the hackers had gottten into everybody's files..including the SSN's! The whole OPM database is compromised. What;'s worse? The installation of the supposed upgrade they were doing? It was actually a demo that a vendor was pitching to them. Someone's head (or heads) are going to start rolling. Probably starting with the OPM head and may be the entire IT department.
After reading the news today, I placed my credit file on freeze with all 3 reporting agencies. A good thing is that a good chunk of my passwords are already under a password manager.
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Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

[robkelk]

And on The Register: US mega-hack: White House orders govt IT to do what it should have done in the first place

No, you're not reading The Onion

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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[ordnance11]

2 stage identificaion? Well, the VA is already doing that with PIV and password. But it's a major pain unless they implement it right.
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

[ordnance11]

Okay June 19 is the deadline to be notified if your data has been compromised.
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

[ordnance11]

Add it passed with no notification.
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

[ordnance11]

Well it's official 21.5 million SSN's got hacked and the head of OPM's got her head rolled off at the neck.
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

[Dartz]

While the people actually responsible are happily patting themselves on the back for making all the right budgetary decisions and getting the best value fort the people's money.
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