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One Year After OPM Data Breach, What Has The Government Learned?

11:03pm June 06, 2016

by Brian Naylor

A year ago, the government said the personal information of millions of employees and others was stolen by hackers. Federal officials say they've boosted cybersecurity, but there's more work to do.

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OPM Now Says Fingerprints Of More Than 5 Million People Stolen

9:38am September 26, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Hackers were able to steal the prints of some 5.6 million people — up from the original estimate of 1.1 million. The new number comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the U.S.

Katherine Archuleta announced Friday that she is stepping down as the director of the Office of Personnel Management, following a breach of databases that hold federal workers' personal information.

OPM Director Archuleta Resigns In Wake Of Data Breaches

1:59pm July 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Katherine Archuleta, the head of Office of Personnel Management who's been under fire since revelations that millions of people's personal data was compromised, is resigning.

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OPM: 21.5 Million Social Security Numbers Stolen From Government Computers

9:41pm July 09, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The number includes 19.7 million individuals who applied for a background investigation.

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OPM Chief Again Grilled On Data Hack

6:58pm June 24, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Katherine Archuleta says she is "not comfortable" with estimates that more than 18 million current and former federal workers could be affected.

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Union: All Data Of All Federal Employees Hacked

4:41pm June 16, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The union says the government's response to the data breach of some 4 million current and former federal workers is inadequate.

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Federal Employee Breach Very Likely Included Security Clearance Info

12:58pm June 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

In the massive security breach that was revealed early this month, hackers also very likely accessed information from background checks that were done on both federal employees and applicants.