200K: Potential DISA breach

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the Pentagon agency of the U.S. military that oversees information technology and communications, has suffered a potential breach of service members' personal information, according to letters dated Feb. 11 that were sent to victims. The letters told recipients that "some of your personal information, including your Social Security number, may have been compromised in a data breach last May and June. About 200,000 people could be affected by the breach, all of whom have affiliation with the agency. The breach was disclosed through a routine security check and has since been fixed, according to Chuck Prichard, a DoD spokesperson. There was no indication that any personal information was misused, he concluded. (Source: NBC News 02/20/20) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pentagon-communications-hub-reports-likely-data-breach/ar-BB10dv6E?ocid=spartandhp