The damage done to national security by this breach far exceeds anything that could be claimed in relationship to the documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. In total, more than 10 million people have active background investigation files in the CVS—either because they have been investigated for a security clearance, or just to obtain permission to work inside federal facilities. Those include all the data from the SF-85 and SF-86 personal survey forms they have filled out detailing much of their personal lives. They include police, fire, and other emergency personnel at state and local levels who have contact with federal anti-terror “fusion” centers, DOD investigators and intelligence analysts.
They’re not interested in credit card fraud, they’re interested in targeting threats and identifying potential recruits. I guess it’s a good thing I’m not a candidate for either.
“EPIC” fail—how OPM hackers tapped the mother lode of espionage data
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