Info Of 21.5 Million Exposed In Hacking Of Government Computers

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Federal authorities announced a breach of government computer systems exposed the information of 21.5 million people on Thursday, according to The New York Times.

Hackers were able to steal the information of 21.5 million people from the federal government's computer systems.
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Joe Jenkins

07/10/2015 10:30 a.m.

Hackers were able to steal addresses, health histories and other personal information from approximately 19.7 million people who had been subjected to a government background check, as well as 1.8 million spouses and friends, The Times reported.

Authorities believe the attack is related to, but still separate from a breach last month that exposed information for 4.2 million federal employees, The Times said.

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