Hackers Obtained Personal Data of Nearly 3 Million U.S. Department of Defense Employees

Pentagon Personnel Database Breached, Exposing 3 Million People

A general view of the Pentagon in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Pentagon Data Breach Exposed Information On Nearly 3 Million People

A breach of the Pentagon’s sprawling personnel database exposed sensitive information belonging to nearly 3 million people, including Social Security numbers and details about the jobs they held.

Hackers obtained personal data of nearly 3 million U.S. Department of Defense employees

There have been a number of recent incidents involving artificial intelligence agents attempting to gain unauthorized access to information stored on government agency websites, but data breaches continue due to traditional influence methods. A new incident involving the personal data of 3 million Pentagon employees gave unknown attackers months of access. Image Credit: Unsplash, Julio […]

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