Pentagon Data Breach compromises 30,000 Travel Records
By MYBRANDBOOK
The travel records of up to 30,000 U.S. military and civilian workers have reportedly been leaked through a commercial vendor used by the Pentagon. According to a report , an anonymous source familiar with the matter stated that this breach was discovered on October 4th, but may have happened months ago.
Now, it says it’s been hit by a cyber breach of Defense Department travel records that may have compromised the credit card data and other personal information of its workers. A United States official with knowledge of the breach, who spoke with the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity while an investigation is underway, said that as many as 30,000 workers could have been affected.
Lt. Col. Joseph Buccino, a spokesman from the Pentagon, confirmed in a statement by email that the Defense Department is investigating the hack, which he said occurred through a yet-unnamed contractor that maintained the department’s travel records.
“The Department is continuing to gather additional information about the incident, which involves the potential compromise of personally identifiable information (PII) of DoD personnel maintained by a single commercial vendor that provided travel management services to the Department,” he said. “This vendor was performing a small percentage of the overall travel management services of DoD.”
For security reasons, the Pentagon is not disclosing the vendor who was affected by the breach. They have also stated that even though the vendor is under contract, they are moving forward with ending the use of the vendor's software. The organization is contacting affected individuals in the days ahead and promises fraud protection services.
According to a report by the US Government of Accountability Office (GAO), mission-critical vulnerabilities are commonly found in "nearly all weapon systems that were under development."
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