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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach
A data breach notification from the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)shared on Redditsays that several unauthorized users exploited a security vulnerability in an unspecified file-sharing system over several months between October 2025 and mid-July 2026.The breach exposed…
The unit also provides a critical service as the military’s “leading identity management provider,” which links active service members, employees, and contractors to credentials, such as smart cards and passwords. These are used to access Pentagon computer systems, buildings, and bases.“We make sure that the right people get access and the wrong people don’t: security of identity information is paramount,” the DMDC’s website reads.The Department of Defense, which oversees the DMDC, said it does not have any indication that the information was misused, but did not say how it reached that…
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