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Get Ready For Bad News:US officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
Posted by:
Gunlover
()
Date: June 04, 2015 05:46PM
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/29243433/data-breach
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press has learned that the Obama administration is scrambling to assess the impact of a massive data breach involving the agency that handles security clearances and employee records.
A congressional aide familiar with the situation, who declined to be named because he was not authorized to discuss it, says the Office of Personnel Management and the Interior Department were hacked. A second U.S. official who also declined to be identified said the data breach could potentially affect every federal agency.
The White House was considering a public announcement of the breach Thursday night or Friday morning, the second official said.
The Office of Personnel Management is the human resources department for the federal government, and issues security clearances.
Your Federal employee records and Security Clearance data?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/04/2015 05:48PM by Gunlover.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press has learned that the Obama administration is scrambling to assess the impact of a massive data breach involving the agency that handles security clearances and employee records.
A congressional aide familiar with the situation, who declined to be named because he was not authorized to discuss it, says the Office of Personnel Management and the Interior Department were hacked. A second U.S. official who also declined to be identified said the data breach could potentially affect every federal agency.
The White House was considering a public announcement of the breach Thursday night or Friday morning, the second official said.
The Office of Personnel Management is the human resources department for the federal government, and issues security clearances.
Your Federal employee records and Security Clearance data?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/04/2015 05:48PM by Gunlover.
Re: Get Ready For Bad News:US officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
Posted by:
WhoseWatch
()
Date: June 04, 2015 05:52PM
That's sick. Can you think of the fallout? Not just people assuming another's ID, but using the data to obtain passwords, etc. and hack further into classified information related to National Security, etc.
Even targeting those with TS clearances could occur.
This is terrible!
This won't bode well for the Dems.
Even targeting those with TS clearances could occur.
This is terrible!
This won't bode well for the Dems.
Re: Get Ready For Bad News:US officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
Posted by:
NippleChuck
()
Date: June 04, 2015 05:57PM
Eesh outed the government. LOL
Nip
Nip
Re: Get Ready For Bad News:US officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
Posted by:
Gunlover
()
Date: June 04, 2015 05:58PM
Latest News ANNOUNCEMENTS
Information About the Recent Cybersecurity Incident
June 4, 2015
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently became aware of a cybersecurity incident affecting its systems and data that may have compromised the personal information of current and former Federal employees.
Within the last year, OPM has undertaken an aggressive effort to update its cybersecurity posture, adding numerous tools and capabilities to its networks. As a result, in April 2015, OPM became aware of the incident affecting its information technology (IT) systems and data that predated the adoption of these security controls.
Since the incident was identified, OPM has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine the impact to Federal personnel. And OPM immediately implemented additional security measures to protect the sensitive information it manages.
Beginning June 8 and continuing through June 19, OPM will be sending notifications to approximately 4 million individuals whose Personally Identifiable Information was potentially compromised in this incident. The email will come from opmcio@csid.com and it will contain information regarding credit monitoring and identity theft protection services being provided to those Federal employees impacted by the data breach. In the event OPM does not have an email address for the individual on file, a standard letter will be sent via the U.S. Postal Service.
In order to mitigate the risk of fraud and identity theft, OPM is offering affected individuals credit monitoring services and identity theft insurance with CSID, a company that specializes in identity theft protection and fraud resolution. This comprehensive, 18-month membership includes credit report access, credit monitoring, identity theft insurance, and recovery services and is available immediately at no cost to affected individuals identified by OPM.
Additional information is available beginning at 8 a.m. CST on June 8, 2015 on the company’s website, www.csid.com/opm (external link), and by calling toll-free 844-222-2743 (International callers: call collect 512-327-0700).
Steps for Monitoring Your Identity and Financial Information
Monitor financial account statements and immediately report any suspicious or unusual activity to financial institutions.
Request a free credit report at www.AnnualCreditReport.com (external link) or by calling 1-877-322-8228. Consumers are entitled by law to one free credit report per year from each of the three major credit bureaus – Equifax®, Experian®, and TransUnion® – for a total of three reports every year. Contact information for the credit bureaus can be found on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) website, www.ftc.gov (external link).
Review resources provided on the FTC identity theft website, www.identitytheft.gov (external link). The FTC maintains a variety of consumer publications providing comprehensive information on computer intrusions and identity theft.
You may place a fraud alert on your credit file to let creditors know to contact you before opening a new account in your name. Simply call TransUnion® at 1-800-680-7289 to place this alert. TransUnion® will then notify the other two credit bureaus on your behalf.
Precautions to Help You Avoid Becoming a Victim
Be suspicious of unsolicited phone calls, visits, or email messages from individuals asking about you, your employees, your colleagues or any other internal information. If an unknown individual claims to be from a legitimate organization, try to verify his or her identity directly with the company.
Do not provide personal information or information about your organization, including its structure or networks, unless you are certain of a person’s authority to have the information.
Do not reveal personal or financial information in email, and do not respond to email solicitations for this information. This includes following links sent in email.
Do not send sensitive information over the Internet before checking a website’s security (for more information, see Protecting Your Privacy, www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-013 (external link)).
Pay attention to the URL of a website. Malicious websites may look identical to a legitimate site, but the URL may use a variation in spelling or a different domain (e.g., .com vs. .net).
If you are unsure whether an email request is legitimate, try to verify it by contacting the company directly. Do not use contact information provided on a website connected to the request; instead, check previous statements for contact information. Information about known phishing attacks is also available online from groups such as the Anti-Phishing Working Group (www.antiphishing.org (external link)).
Install and maintain anti-virus software, firewalls, and email filters to reduce some of this traffic (for more information, see Understanding Firewalls, www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-004 (external link); Understanding Anti-Virus Software, www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-005 (external link); and Reducing Spam, http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-007 (external link)).
Take advantage of any anti-phishing features offered by your email client and web browser.
Employees should take steps to monitor their personally identifiable information and report any suspected instances of identity theft to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov (external link).
Additional information about preventative steps by consulting the Federal Trade Commission’s website, www.identitytheft.gov (external link). The FTC also encourages those who discover that their information has been misused to file a complaint with the commission using the contact information below.
Identity Theft Clearinghouse
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580
www.identitytheft.gov (external link)
1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338)
TDD: 1-202-326-2502
Information About the Recent Cybersecurity Incident
June 4, 2015
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently became aware of a cybersecurity incident affecting its systems and data that may have compromised the personal information of current and former Federal employees.
Within the last year, OPM has undertaken an aggressive effort to update its cybersecurity posture, adding numerous tools and capabilities to its networks. As a result, in April 2015, OPM became aware of the incident affecting its information technology (IT) systems and data that predated the adoption of these security controls.
Since the incident was identified, OPM has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine the impact to Federal personnel. And OPM immediately implemented additional security measures to protect the sensitive information it manages.
Beginning June 8 and continuing through June 19, OPM will be sending notifications to approximately 4 million individuals whose Personally Identifiable Information was potentially compromised in this incident. The email will come from opmcio@csid.com and it will contain information regarding credit monitoring and identity theft protection services being provided to those Federal employees impacted by the data breach. In the event OPM does not have an email address for the individual on file, a standard letter will be sent via the U.S. Postal Service.
In order to mitigate the risk of fraud and identity theft, OPM is offering affected individuals credit monitoring services and identity theft insurance with CSID, a company that specializes in identity theft protection and fraud resolution. This comprehensive, 18-month membership includes credit report access, credit monitoring, identity theft insurance, and recovery services and is available immediately at no cost to affected individuals identified by OPM.
Additional information is available beginning at 8 a.m. CST on June 8, 2015 on the company’s website, www.csid.com/opm (external link), and by calling toll-free 844-222-2743 (International callers: call collect 512-327-0700).
Steps for Monitoring Your Identity and Financial Information
Monitor financial account statements and immediately report any suspicious or unusual activity to financial institutions.
Request a free credit report at www.AnnualCreditReport.com (external link) or by calling 1-877-322-8228. Consumers are entitled by law to one free credit report per year from each of the three major credit bureaus – Equifax®, Experian®, and TransUnion® – for a total of three reports every year. Contact information for the credit bureaus can be found on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) website, www.ftc.gov (external link).
Review resources provided on the FTC identity theft website, www.identitytheft.gov (external link). The FTC maintains a variety of consumer publications providing comprehensive information on computer intrusions and identity theft.
You may place a fraud alert on your credit file to let creditors know to contact you before opening a new account in your name. Simply call TransUnion® at 1-800-680-7289 to place this alert. TransUnion® will then notify the other two credit bureaus on your behalf.
Precautions to Help You Avoid Becoming a Victim
Be suspicious of unsolicited phone calls, visits, or email messages from individuals asking about you, your employees, your colleagues or any other internal information. If an unknown individual claims to be from a legitimate organization, try to verify his or her identity directly with the company.
Do not provide personal information or information about your organization, including its structure or networks, unless you are certain of a person’s authority to have the information.
Do not reveal personal or financial information in email, and do not respond to email solicitations for this information. This includes following links sent in email.
Do not send sensitive information over the Internet before checking a website’s security (for more information, see Protecting Your Privacy, www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-013 (external link)).
Pay attention to the URL of a website. Malicious websites may look identical to a legitimate site, but the URL may use a variation in spelling or a different domain (e.g., .com vs. .net).
If you are unsure whether an email request is legitimate, try to verify it by contacting the company directly. Do not use contact information provided on a website connected to the request; instead, check previous statements for contact information. Information about known phishing attacks is also available online from groups such as the Anti-Phishing Working Group (www.antiphishing.org (external link)).
Install and maintain anti-virus software, firewalls, and email filters to reduce some of this traffic (for more information, see Understanding Firewalls, www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-004 (external link); Understanding Anti-Virus Software, www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-005 (external link); and Reducing Spam, http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-007 (external link)).
Take advantage of any anti-phishing features offered by your email client and web browser.
Employees should take steps to monitor their personally identifiable information and report any suspected instances of identity theft to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov (external link).
Additional information about preventative steps by consulting the Federal Trade Commission’s website, www.identitytheft.gov (external link). The FTC also encourages those who discover that their information has been misused to file a complaint with the commission using the contact information below.
Identity Theft Clearinghouse
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580
www.identitytheft.gov (external link)
1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338)
TDD: 1-202-326-2502
Re: Get Ready For Bad News:US officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
Posted by:
SCIF
()
Date: June 04, 2015 06:45PM
Gunlover Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/29243433/data-breach
>
>
> WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press has learned
> that the Obama administration is scrambling to
> assess the impact of a massive data breach
> involving the agency that handles security
> clearances and employee records.
>
> A congressional aide familiar with the situation,
> who declined to be named because he was not
> authorized to discuss it, says the Office of
> Personnel Management and the Interior Department
> were hacked. A second U.S. official who also
> declined to be identified said the data breach
> could potentially affect every federal agency.
>
> The White House was considering a public
> announcement of the breach Thursday night or
> Friday morning, the second official said.
>
> The Office of Personnel Management is the human
> resources department for the federal government,
> and issues security clearances.
>
>
>
> Your Federal employee records and Security
> Clearance data?
Just remember, these are the same people who want to take over and run our healthcare system.
-------------------------------------------------------
> http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/29243433/data-breach
>
>
> WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press has learned
> that the Obama administration is scrambling to
> assess the impact of a massive data breach
> involving the agency that handles security
> clearances and employee records.
>
> A congressional aide familiar with the situation,
> who declined to be named because he was not
> authorized to discuss it, says the Office of
> Personnel Management and the Interior Department
> were hacked. A second U.S. official who also
> declined to be identified said the data breach
> could potentially affect every federal agency.
>
> The White House was considering a public
> announcement of the breach Thursday night or
> Friday morning, the second official said.
>
> The Office of Personnel Management is the human
> resources department for the federal government,
> and issues security clearances.
>
>
>
> Your Federal employee records and Security
> Clearance data?
Just remember, these are the same people who want to take over and run our healthcare system.
Re: Get Ready For Bad News:US officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
Posted by:
wtf damn
()
Date: June 04, 2015 07:18PM
You can't swing a dead cat in this area without hitting an IT genius.
When is one of them going to figure out how to stop, or at least slow down this shit?
When is one of them going to figure out how to stop, or at least slow down this shit?
Re: Get Ready For Bad News:US officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
Posted by:
sorry to say
()
Date: June 04, 2015 07:32PM
wtf damn Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> You can't swing a dead cat in this area without
> hitting an IT genius.
>
> When is one of them going to figure out how to
> stop, or at least slow down this shit?
The IT geniuses have their hands tied by project managers. You know, people with fancy letters after their name like PMP. They are experts in attending meetings, not actually doing anything.
-------------------------------------------------------
> You can't swing a dead cat in this area without
> hitting an IT genius.
>
> When is one of them going to figure out how to
> stop, or at least slow down this shit?
The IT geniuses have their hands tied by project managers. You know, people with fancy letters after their name like PMP. They are experts in attending meetings, not actually doing anything.
Re: Get Ready For Bad News:US officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
Posted by:
causeican
()
Date: June 04, 2015 08:05PM
it’s probably just a way to destroy Hilary’s record
Re: Get Ready For Bad News:US officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
Posted by:
cpPmp
()
Date: June 04, 2015 08:16PM
SCIF Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Gunlover Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/29243433/data-breach
> >
> >
> > WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press has
> learned
> > that the Obama administration is scrambling to
> > assess the impact of a massive data breach
> > involving the agency that handles security
> > clearances and employee records.
> >
> > A congressional aide familiar with the
> situation,
> > who declined to be named because he was not
> > authorized to discuss it, says the Office of
> > Personnel Management and the Interior
> Department
> > were hacked. A second U.S. official who also
> > declined to be identified said the data breach
> > could potentially affect every federal agency.
> >
> > The White House was considering a public
> > announcement of the breach Thursday night or
> > Friday morning, the second official said.
> >
> > The Office of Personnel Management is the human
> > resources department for the federal
> government,
> > and issues security clearances.
> >
> >
> >
> > Your Federal employee records and Security
> > Clearance data?
>
>
> Just remember, these are the same people who want
> to take over and run our healthcare system.
Apparently you didn't here about the data breach at Blue Cross last week. I'd rather have my data protected by the feds than some private fly by night IT group.
-------------------------------------------------------
> Gunlover Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/29243433/data-breach
> >
> >
> > WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press has
> learned
> > that the Obama administration is scrambling to
> > assess the impact of a massive data breach
> > involving the agency that handles security
> > clearances and employee records.
> >
> > A congressional aide familiar with the
> situation,
> > who declined to be named because he was not
> > authorized to discuss it, says the Office of
> > Personnel Management and the Interior
> Department
> > were hacked. A second U.S. official who also
> > declined to be identified said the data breach
> > could potentially affect every federal agency.
> >
> > The White House was considering a public
> > announcement of the breach Thursday night or
> > Friday morning, the second official said.
> >
> > The Office of Personnel Management is the human
> > resources department for the federal
> government,
> > and issues security clearances.
> >
> >
> >
> > Your Federal employee records and Security
> > Clearance data?
>
>
> Just remember, these are the same people who want
> to take over and run our healthcare system.
Apparently you didn't here about the data breach at Blue Cross last week. I'd rather have my data protected by the feds than some private fly by night IT group.
Re: Get Ready For Bad News:US officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
Posted by:
causeican
()
Date: June 04, 2015 09:28PM
cpPmp Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> SCIF Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Gunlover Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > >
> >
> http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/29243433/data-breach
> > >
> > >
> > > WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press has
> > learned
> > > that the Obama administration is scrambling
> to
> > > assess the impact of a massive data breach
> > > involving the agency that handles security
> > > clearances and employee records.
> > >
> > > A congressional aide familiar with the
> > situation,
> > > who declined to be named because he was not
> > > authorized to discuss it, says the Office of
> > > Personnel Management and the Interior
> > Department
> > > were hacked. A second U.S. official who also
> > > declined to be identified said the data
> breach
> > > could potentially affect every federal
> agency.
> > >
> > > The White House was considering a public
> > > announcement of the breach Thursday night or
> > > Friday morning, the second official said.
> > >
> > > The Office of Personnel Management is the
> human
> > > resources department for the federal
> > government,
> > > and issues security clearances.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Your Federal employee records and Security
> > > Clearance data?
> >
> >
> > Just remember, these are the same people who
> want
> > to take over and run our healthcare system.
>
> Apparently you didn't here about the data breach
> at Blue Cross last week. I'd rather have my data
> protected by the feds than some private fly by
> night IT group.
Are you kidding?! You’re an idiot.
-------------------------------------------------------
> SCIF Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Gunlover Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > >
> >
> http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/29243433/data-breach
> > >
> > >
> > > WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press has
> > learned
> > > that the Obama administration is scrambling
> to
> > > assess the impact of a massive data breach
> > > involving the agency that handles security
> > > clearances and employee records.
> > >
> > > A congressional aide familiar with the
> > situation,
> > > who declined to be named because he was not
> > > authorized to discuss it, says the Office of
> > > Personnel Management and the Interior
> > Department
> > > were hacked. A second U.S. official who also
> > > declined to be identified said the data
> breach
> > > could potentially affect every federal
> agency.
> > >
> > > The White House was considering a public
> > > announcement of the breach Thursday night or
> > > Friday morning, the second official said.
> > >
> > > The Office of Personnel Management is the
> human
> > > resources department for the federal
> > government,
> > > and issues security clearances.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Your Federal employee records and Security
> > > Clearance data?
> >
> >
> > Just remember, these are the same people who
> want
> > to take over and run our healthcare system.
>
> Apparently you didn't here about the data breach
> at Blue Cross last week. I'd rather have my data
> protected by the feds than some private fly by
> night IT group.
Are you kidding?! You’re an idiot.
Re: Get Ready For Bad News:US officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
Posted by:
What A Waste Pity Full !
()
Date: June 04, 2015 10:02PM
Hundreds No thousands of Gubment IT employees and contractors, Billions and Billions of dollars wasted. They did a better job back in the 1930's with a handful of people with green eyeshades and sharp pencils.
The real question is what are the Chinese going to do with all the stuff they will buy off TV with all the hacked info ? Does it have any military value?
I mean how many pocket hoses, Ginsu knives do they need , Magic this, Magic that??
Someone opened a shitty email to spread MalWare.. Guess Who?? Does it take much imagination??
"Sir I am in need to have 1000000 dollars US Cash deposited into a bank in the USA from the National Bank of Nigeria, I need your help."
Or. "Big Assed women wants You Baby!"
The real question is what are the Chinese going to do with all the stuff they will buy off TV with all the hacked info ? Does it have any military value?
I mean how many pocket hoses, Ginsu knives do they need , Magic this, Magic that??
Someone opened a shitty email to spread MalWare.. Guess Who?? Does it take much imagination??
"Sir I am in need to have 1000000 dollars US Cash deposited into a bank in the USA from the National Bank of Nigeria, I need your help."
Or. "Big Assed women wants You Baby!"
Re: Get Ready For Bad News:US officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
Posted by:
Greybeard
()
Date: June 04, 2015 10:10PM
sorry to say Wrote:
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> The IT geniuses have their hands tied by project
> managers. You know, people with fancy letters
> after their name like PMP. They are experts in
> attending meetings, not actually doing anything.
+1000
But you forgot:
- constant staffing changes, so projects essentially have to restart repeatedly
- turf battles over which group should do which function, resulting in more delays
- folks who Just Don't Wanna, so they don't show up for critical meetings, which means things just sit and wait
I could go on, but it's too depressing.
And no, none of this is really any different between .gov and .com.
Stay tuned, kids, it's gonna get a lot worse before it gets better!
-------------------------------------------------------
> The IT geniuses have their hands tied by project
> managers. You know, people with fancy letters
> after their name like PMP. They are experts in
> attending meetings, not actually doing anything.
+1000
But you forgot:
- constant staffing changes, so projects essentially have to restart repeatedly
- turf battles over which group should do which function, resulting in more delays
- folks who Just Don't Wanna, so they don't show up for critical meetings, which means things just sit and wait
I could go on, but it's too depressing.
And no, none of this is really any different between .gov and .com.
Stay tuned, kids, it's gonna get a lot worse before it gets better!
Re: Get Ready For Bad News:US officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
Posted by:
Thats Why
()
Date: June 04, 2015 10:19PM
The Gubment should fire em all and hire the Green Eye Shade people again.
Most of the "Green Eye Shade Folk" today are members of the mafia, keeping count of casino profits with their sharp pencils, but I think we can trust them with National Security more then we trust the gubment hacks who obsess over "Dem skins" at the water cooler and after 15 years service take constant 3 day weekends every two weeks.
Most of the "Green Eye Shade Folk" today are members of the mafia, keeping count of casino profits with their sharp pencils, but I think we can trust them with National Security more then we trust the gubment hacks who obsess over "Dem skins" at the water cooler and after 15 years service take constant 3 day weekends every two weeks.