Pentagon gets pwned as breach exposes sensitive data on nearly three million military and civilian personnel
Department of Defense’s Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) experienced a data breach between October 2025 and July 2026, allowing unauthorized users to access and potentially exfiltrate data on 2.76 million records relating to living personnel, and an additional 294,000 records relating to deceased individuals. Upon discovery, DMDC immediately remediated the vulnerability,” a U.S. defense official said in a statement. This makes any breach of its system potentially significant, putting the privacy and personal security of those affected at risk.
- ▪Department of Defense’s Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) experienced a data breach between October 2025 and July 2026, allowing unauthorized users to access and potentially exfiltrate data on 2.76 million records relating to living perso
- ▪Upon discovery, DMDC immediately remediated the vulnerability,” a U.S. defense official said in a statement.
- ▪This makes any breach of its system potentially significant, putting the privacy and personal security of those affected at risk.
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Tech Industry Cybersecurity Pentagon gets pwned as breach exposes sensitive data on nearly three million military and civilian personnel — stolen info includes Social Security numbers and job-related records News By Jowi Morales Published 30 September 2026 Breach could put those in sensitive national security roles at risk When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The U.S.
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