# OPM(Office of Personnel Management) Hacked **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 5, 2015, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441 "2015-06-05T10:50:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/1 "2015-06-05T10:50:09Z")
Basically someone(they’re currently blaming China) hacked OPM and potentially stole data going back to 1985. OPM handles all the security clearance and background checks for secret/top secret > **[Data hacked from U.S. government dates back to 1985: official](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cybersecurity-usa/data-hacked-from-u-s-government-dates-back-to-1985-official-idUSKBN0OL1V320150605)** > > Data stolen from U.S. government computers by suspected Chinese hackers included security clearance information and background checks dating back three decades, U.S. officials said on Friday, underlining the scope of one of the largest known cyber... “Data stolen from U.S. government computers by suspected Chinese hackers included security clearance information and background checks dating back three decades, U.S. officials said on Friday, underlining the scope of one of the largest known cyber attacks on federal networks. The breach of computer systems of the Office of Personnel Management was disclosed on Thursday by the Obama administration, which said records of up to 4 million current and former federal employees may have been compromised. U.S. government sources said the hackers were believed to have been based in [China](http://www.reuters.com/places/china) but it was not yet known if the massive hacking was state-sponsored.” ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/2 "2015-06-05T10:53:25Z")
Oh good. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/3 "2015-06-05T10:54:00Z")
This story is getting some play right now but this is really really bad :lol: ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/4 "2015-06-05T10:55:50Z")
yeah that’s a SHITLOAD of PII in those files. The ability to perform social engineering, guess passwords, ID Fraud, etc… are all through the roof on this one… _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/5 "2015-06-05T10:58:48Z")
Yes and if it really was a foreign government it helps provide a fuck ton of info on who to target to potentially access sensitive data. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/6 "2015-06-05T11:12:48Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > This story is getting some play right now but this is really really bad :lol: Can’t wait to see how strongly worded the statement telling China to stop stealing our stuff will be this time. Maybe we’ll really show some backbone and use all caps. ---
**Author:** ![Bsp\_TC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bsp_tc/32/4998_2.png) [@Bsp\_TC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bsp_TC)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/7 "2015-06-05T11:52:58Z")
Im surprised we didn’t get any emails about this today. Hmm Also OPM handles a lot more than just all of our security clearance and background checks. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/8 "2015-06-05T12:06:20Z")
> [@Bsp TC](#): > > Im surprised we didn’t get any emails about this today. Hmm > > Also OPM handles a lot more than just all of our security clearance and background checks. Supposedly they’re sending out notifications via email? I don’t have a gov email anymore so I assume I will get a letter in the mail. ---
**Author:** ![Bsp\_TC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bsp_tc/32/4998_2.png) [@Bsp\_TC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bsp_TC)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/9 "2015-06-05T12:09:00Z")
They haven’t sent anything as of today yet, I am sure they will later today or early next week letting all of us know. You would think they would put together an email as soon as they heard about the breach and sent it to all of the agencies. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/10 "2015-06-05T12:13:13Z")
They sent an email defining the departments that were hacked. MY brother is in HHS and he said they told him that their department was identified. I don’t know if they have identified all specific targets. They say that they will be sending emails and letters the 8th through the 16th. ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/11 "2015-06-05T13:01:20Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Supposedly they’re sending out notifications via email? I don’t have a gov email anymore so I assume I will get a letter in the mail. “Reminder: Please change your passwords!” ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/12 "2015-06-05T21:55:42Z")
sweet. the amount of info OPM wants from fed employees is insane… including expensive tangible assets, cash, etc etc ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/13 "2015-06-15T06:41:39Z")
Shocking it was much worse then they claimed :lol: Second OPM Hack Revealed: Even Worse Than The First > **[Second OPM Hack Revealed: Even Worse Than The First](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150612/16334231330/second-opm-hack-revealed-even-worse-than-first.shtml)** > > Oh great. So after we learned late yesterday that the hack of all sorts of data from the federal government's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was likely much worse than originally believed -- including leaking all Social Security numbers... **OPM Hack Far Deeper Than Publicly Acknowledged, Went Undetected For More Than A Year, Sources Say** > **[Massive Hack Went Undetected For More Than a Year, Sources Say](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/opm-hack-deeper-publicly-acknowledged-undetected-year-sources/story?id=31689059)** > > The massive hack into federal systems announced last week was far deeper and potentially more problematic than publicly acknowledged, with hackers believed to be from China moving through government databases undetected for more than a year, sources... **Glenn Reynolds: What if Pearl Harbor happened and nobody noticed?** > **[Glenn Reynolds: What if Pearl Harbor happened and nobody noticed?](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/06/14/federal-records-hack-china-pearl-harbor-column/71210018/)** > > In cyberwar, the U.S. doesn't have an edge. ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/14 "2015-06-15T09:50:34Z")
still waiting for my email congratulating me on my info being compromised… ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/15 "2015-06-15T10:24:40Z")
> [@XwalkerX](#): > > still waiting for my email congratulating me on my info being compromised… Tell him what he’s won!!! ---
**Author:** ![Haenszel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e68b1a/32.png) [@Haenszel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Haenszel)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/16 "2015-06-15T13:21:36Z")
If they would have just let me hand-write my SF-86 like I asked this all could have been avoided! ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/17 "2015-07-31T05:28:31Z")
**The suspected Chinese hack on United Airlines makes the CIA’s job ‘much more difficult’** > **[The suspected Chinese hack on United Airlines makes the CIA's job 'much more...](http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-hack-on-united-airlines-affects-the-cia-2015-7#ixzz3hTIKhGbE)** > > Information from United could help China better track American personnel. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/18 "2015-07-31T06:35:40Z")
> [@Minglor](#): > > Tell him what he’s won!!! Every body gets free credit monitoring!!! ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/19 "2015-07-31T06:44:14Z")
shit just gets better and better :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opm-office-of-personnel-management-hacked/272441/20 "2015-11-23T12:06:49Z")
Just got my OPM letter today. Fantastic.