Cyber Intrusion into U.S. Office of Personnel Management: In Brief
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This report provides an overview of the current understanding of the recent U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) breaches, which may have compromised personal information of former and current federal employees. It also discusses issues and questions raised about the source of the breaches, possible uses of the information exfiltrated, potential national security ramifications, and implications for the cybersecurity of federal information systems.
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This report provides an overview of the current understanding of the recent U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) breaches, which may have compromised personal information of former and current federal employees. It also discusses issues and questions raised about the source of the breaches, possible uses of the information exfiltrated, potential national security ramifications, and implications for the cybersecurity of federal information systems.
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Finklea, Kristin; Christensen, Michelle D.; Fischer, Eric A.; Lawrence, Susan V. & Theohary, Catherine A.Cyber Intrusion into U.S. Office of Personnel Management: In Brief,
report,
July 17, 2015;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc743551/:
accessed July 17, 2025),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
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