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Union Says Hackers Took Data on Every Federal Worker

HeadlineJun 12, 2015

A federal employees’ union says hackers obtained personnel files including Social Security numbers for every current and former federal employee. The Obama administration has acknowledged records of four million people were stolen, but the American Federation of Government Employees said the breach was larger than officials have publicly admitted. Officials say the hack originated in China.

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