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The OPM is also responsible for a large part of the management of security clearances (Federal Investigative Services a/k/a FIS conducts these investigations) for the United States Government.
The OPM is responsible for investigating individuals to give them Secret and Top Secret clearances
In June 2015, the Office of Personnel Management announced that it had discovered in April 2015 that it had been hacked more than a year earlier in a data breach, resulting in the theft of approximately 4 million personnel records handled by the office.[15] The Washington Post has reported that the attack originated in China, citing unnamed government officials.[16] By July 9, 2015 the estimate of stolen records had increased to 21.5 million, including those of current government personnel and people who had undergone background checks.[17]
New updates regarding this security breach came to light on September 24, 2015. The agency then indicated that addition evidence showed that 5.6 million people's fingerprints were stolen as part of the hacks, more than five times the 1.1 million originally estimated. The total number of individuals whose records were disclosed in whole or part, including Social Security numbers and addresses, remained at 21.5 million.[18]
Comey said: "It is a very big deal from a national security perspective and from a counterintelligence perspective. It’s a treasure trove of information about everybody who has worked for, tried to work for, or works for the United States government."[71]
originally posted by: FamCore
a reply to: queenofswords
I won't forget about it.. we should be keeping our eyes on this topic.
Although I doubt Obama will be touched.. he's very well protected after he was "such a good boy" as Puppetdent
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
a reply to: queenofswords
What I find incredible is the amount of layers to it all.www.abovetopsecret.com... leads to another to another where it becomes so mind numbing to follow and keep track of . Little bits here and little bits there and then big chunks like your op are all related ...Not only are we kept from exposing them because of our limited ability but even the POTUS ... Taking the time to watch this YT vid tells us all we need to know just how powerful these unknown people really are www.youtube.com...
21stcenturywire.com... Its easy to gravitate to the western memes and culture but what about the way our other brothers and sisters think about stuff .
Dr Bouthaina Shaaban, Political and Media Advisor to Syrian President, Bashar Al Assad A recently declassified CIA document prepared in 1983, and released on 20 January 2017, shows that the United States had at the time encouraged Saddam Hussein to attack Syria, which would have led to a vicious conflict between the two countries, thus draining their resources.
originally posted by: jadedANDcynical
You know, along with what was stolen, I have to wonder if there was anything added into the database that should not have been there.
Or what may have been modified.
That's something I never see mentioned in regards to this legitimate hack.
The US Internal Revenue Service said last week that the number of records it lost in a 2015 data breach is higher than it previously thought. When the agency first announced in May 2015 that hackers had broken into its website and stolen tax transcripts, it said that about 100,000 people were affected. It bumped that number up to 334,000 last August, and now says the number of records stolen is actually 724,000.
And it gets worse. To protect the victims of the data breach from further harm, the IRS provided them with “Identity Protection PINs.” The PINs are secret codes those taxpayers now have to put on all of their tax returns, or the IRS won’t accept them. As long as they keep their PINs secret, they should be safe from fraud.
Seventeen political Obama appointments across eight different agencies converted to career positions without receiving the required Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approval.
Several federal agencies are accelerating hiring in the final days of the Obama administration to ensure that as many new employees as possible are in place before President-elect Donald Trump imposes a promised hiring freeze.
Pepe Escobar calls them the masters of the universe ...We watch their puppets .picture Russia ww2 and the US running tech/product/and strategy to destroy Germany ...What we are seeing are small slow pics . N.S.E.W. Well at least that is where it has to move to ...A one (1) world Govt. cant or may not be able to make its entrance until it has subdued the N.S.E. Govts. ....watch for the little horn ..Qatar ? .....IC is their domain ...we watch their puppets
I'm wondering now if many of the people working in our government, especially ones hired since this personal information was stolen
I want to enter into the thread a (happening) on ATS a few years back ...I am wondering if this post will get suicide-ded ....It happened when the site was down coincidentally at the same time the US Govt. shut down ...There were a bunch of threads at the time that got 404ed and members vanished ...
The US Internal Revenue Service said last week that the number of records it lost in a 2015 data breach is higher than it previously thought. When the agency first announced in May 2015 that hackers had broken into its website and stolen tax transcripts, it said that about 100,000 people were affected. It bumped that number up to 334,000 last August, and now says the number of records stolen is actually 724,000.
Too bad so sad ...there may actually be 10 legal me's out there ....I have a credit rating of the equivalent to absolute zero ... My last name is associated with cop killers . not my problem) but especially is for anyone trying to get into the US ..Oh wait that legal thing that the Donald was trying to get passed would have stopped a me ....so yea carry on ...what could go wrong US ...I am sure you guys are just over reacting .. better yet we will call it being triggered ....there op watch out for the left flood
Wow! 2014-2016 was a busy year for ID theft within the government.
originally posted by: Wizzz0001
a reply to: queenofswords
Thank you so much for this post, queenofswords! I'm one of the 21.5 million from the OPM hack.
The info stolen is said to be of a nature that one's grandchildren could still be effected. In the meantime, we were sent letters that basically say: this happens, so sorry but heck, we're giving you 2 years of free credit/ID monitoring. Ostensibly, the 2 year limit was due to finances but it's not unreasonable to ask what other reasons could be behind this.
Either way, this is not cool. Not cool at all.
I might point also out that the OPM hack victims (at least I and the others thsat I am aware of) didn't get a PIN for tax forms or other critical purposes, which fits into your implications when you consider that the info stolen was was of a potentially more critical/damaging nature than the IRS hack.
With respect to the credit/id monitoring company, although I understand that with 21.5 million people you can't tell them all to use the monitor company of their own choosing due to paperwork and finances alone, in light of what we're discussing here, can one trust a a government contract company to actually protect our interests? I'd speculate that they'd hire a company that would cover tracks up. Again, not cool.
I'm not a vindictive person but this has me wanting to see a few heads roll. It won't retrieve and secure anyone's data but it would be nice to finally see some justice done.
Again, thanks. Much appreciated! I will be tracking this and related posts as time passes.
We were told they are hacks but we also know of insiders stealing data .I am thinking about the most recent revelations of the 3 brothers ...That story is very big that is getting very little play .Could it be that the OP was not a hack ? The meme seems to be that Russia hacking today but Chinese hacking yesterday .The NK hacking Sony meme went bust .Are tptb using lost data stolen by insiders to create the Hack meme and foist the masses contempt towards the boogy man of the day ... As one poster put it ,..what not to say there was false data included in the leaks to give to your enemy to make them think .........?
Try to put some of the pieces together regarding all the huge hacks that took place between 2014 and 2016. Remember.
originally posted by: Irishhaf
Yup i was one of the 22+ million people..
As a microcosm, I have friends that used to do IT security for the FED, and they took demotions to get out of the field because the supervision did not want to spend the money to actually secure the network, and the data at their base. They preferred "Saving" money so it looks better on their yearly assessment.