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The dmdc breach tag on WindowsForum.com collects discussion of the Pentagon's Defense Manpower Data Center incident, in which unauthorized access to a personnel server persisted for roughly nine months. Coverage focuses on the notification sent to more than 3 million people whose Social Security numbers and other personal details were exposed, along with the unanswered questions about who gained entry, which product or vulnerability was involved, and how much data was taken. Because the story touches identity theft risk, government record-keeping, and enterprise security response, it fits the forum's broader interest in breach disclosure and how large organizations handle sensitive personal data.
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    Pentagon DMDC Data Breach Exposes SSNs of 3 Million After Nine Months of Unauthorized Access

    For about nine months, someone had access to files on a Pentagon personnel server that the U.S. military trusts with millions of records. The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), the Defense Department office that keeps personnel records, is now writing to more than 3 million people to tell them...
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