Servicemembers Now At Risk For Sophisticated Spear-Fishing As A Result of Recent OPM Breach.

2015-06-11T11:40:59-04:00

Due to the nature of the recent hacking at OPM, it is very likely that active and former military members will be exposed to more believable attempts to draw information from them. Hackers might have some information that are valid and this will make the unsuspecting person likely to trust them. It is advised that members take advantage of free credit monitoring services and identity theft insurance provided by OPM.

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/tech/2015/06/09/opm-data-hack-alarm-for-troops/28744645/

OPM data hack may cause extra alarm for troops

On Monday, current and former federal employees began to receive troubling emails from the executive Office of Personnel Management, notifying them

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Jun 11 at 2015 11:42 AM

2015-06-11T11:42:14-04:00

I will not give information out if I do not know those people. Plane and simple.

Response by COL Jean (John) F. B. made Jun 11 at 2015 12:24 PM

2015-06-11T12:24:49-04:00

Thank you for posting this important information.

Response by CPT David Bernheim made Jun 15 at 2015 9:22 AM

2015-06-15T09:22:37-04:00

CPT Ahmed Faried, thanks for sharing this information.

Rallypointers - If you use family member information (maiden names, middle names, etc.) or places you've lived as banking passwords, think about changing them! Also, notify your families that their SSN's could be compromised as well.
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