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#7 SecurityWeek general September 29, 2026 at 12:25 UTC

Pentagon Personnel Agency Data Breach Impacts 3 Million People

By Eduard Kovacs

AI Summary

A data breach at the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), the Pentagon agency that maintains personnel records for the entire Department of Defense, has impacted approximately 3 million individuals. The DMDC breach represents a significant national security exposure given the sensitivity of DoD personnel data, which can enable targeted espionage, social engineering, or identification of intelligence personnel. No attribution or breach vector details were publicly disclosed.

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