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Pentagon data breach impacted nearly 3 million people

A data breach at the Pentagon has affected nearly 3 million people, according to reporting by US broadcaster WQAD. Details about who carried out the breach, what data was exposed and who is at risk were not immediately available. The scale of the incident makes it one of the larger breaches involving US defense infrastructure in recent memory, and officials have yet to give a full public accounting.

Why now: News of a large-scale breach involving sensitive Pentagon data is drawing attention to cybersecurity risks at the US Department of Defense

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