What China has Been Doing With the Data it Stole From the Federal Government’s Personnel Files
The likely culprit: China. The reason? We’re beginning to discover why:
During the OPM breach, Chinese hackers stole detailed, often highly sensitive personnel data from 21.5 million current and former U.S. officials, their spouses, and job applicants, including health, residency, employment, fingerprint, and financial data. In some cases, details from background investigations tied to the granting of security clearances — investigations that can delve deeply into individuals’ mental health records, their sexual histories and proclivities, and whether a person’s relatives abroad may be subject to government blackmail — were stolen as well….
During the OPM breach, Chinese hackers stole detailed, often highly sensitive personnel data from 21.5 million current and former U.S. officials, their spouses, and job applicants, including health, residency, employment, fingerprint, and financial data. In some cases, details from background investigations tied to the granting of security clearances — investigations that can delve deeply into individuals’ mental health records, their sexual histories and proclivities, and whether a person’s relatives abroad may be subject to government blackmail — were stolen as well….
This is against our liberties.
I have thought this for a while now, All Gov. agencies should disconnect all vital data from the interweb, and conduct communications by hand delivering and newly created stealth, secure networks AFTER all individuals in these agencies are properly vetted out.
It would go a lot easier on them and the country.