OPM Breach Dates Back to December

The attack on the Office of Personnel Management that was disclosed earlier this month began as early as December 2014 and likely was the end result of a social engineering attack that enabled the hackers to gain valid user credentials and move around OPM’s network. During a hearing on Capitol Hi...

Hill Debates Course of Action on China Cyberespionage

Lawmakers and experts on the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission today debated with and quizzed security and legal experts on the best course of action against cyberespionage attributed to China. The Senate committee heard pros and cons related to a number of possible scenarios...

OPM Warned About Vulnerabilities, Governance Weaknesses

It’s hardly a surprise that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management OPM was targeted by nation-state hackers, given the sensitivity of the personal information the office stored. It’s also no shocker that OPM has been successfully infiltrated more than once given the state of its information...

OPM Hack May Have Exposed Security Clearance Data

Twenty-four hours after unnamed White House officials said the Office of Personnel Management OPM data breach was linked to China, one security company has connected the intrusion to the massive break-ins earlier this year at insurance companies Anthem and Premera Blue Cross, while a D.C. think...