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OPM and FBI Data Breaches Recalled Through Sting's Surveillance Anthem
Original: “I’ll Be Watching You”: The OPM Data Breaches, FBI Data Breach, and a Hit Song from The Police
A look back at the Office of Personnel Management breaches and the FBI data breach is drawing parallels with The Police's 1983 hit 'Every Breath You Take', whose famous line 'I'll be watching you' captures the surveillance implications. The OPM hacks compromised personnel records of millions of federal employees and contractors, one of the most consequential US government security failures.
Why now: Commentary is resurfacing on the scale of the OPM and FBI breaches and their lasting lessons about government data security.
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- “I’ll Be Watching You”: The OPM Data Breaches, FBI Data Breach, and a Hit Song from The Police · FedSmith.com
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