While OPM still garners most of the attention and the number of potentially compromised records continues to rise – that number now could, possibly, be as high as 32 million – 1 in 10 Americans, other reports show that credentials for other government users can be found on Pastebin. Part of the problem is password […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]USIS, a firm that used to do background checks for the U.S. Government was hacked in 2013. They did not provide many details of what happened, but the government cancelled $2.5 Billion in contracts and they laid off 2,500 employees. It also pushed the parent company dangerously close to default on $2 Billion in loans […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]According to Washington Technology, hackers have gone after Keypoint Systems, a contractor for The Office of Personnel Management that does background investigations for security clearances. If anyone has ever had a Department of Defense or other government security clearance, the information that you provide is extremely detailed. For example, for the DoD, the SF-86 form […]
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