Security News > 2020 > February > U.S. Combat Support Agency Discloses 2019 Data Breach
The United States' Defence Information Systems Agency has started notifying people that their personal information may have been compromised as a result of a data breach that occured in 2019.
DISA is a Department of Defense combat support agency that employs over 8,000 military and civilian personnel.
According to its website, it "Provides, operates, and assures command and control and information-sharing capabilities and a globally accessible enterprise information infrastructure in direct support to joint warfighters, national level leaders, and other mission and coalition partners across the full spectrum of military operations."
In letters sent out recently to affected individuals, DISA informed them that their personal information, including social security numbers, may have been compromised as a result of a data breach impacting a system hosted by the agency.
No information has been provided on the type of data breach - it's unclear if it was a malicious hacker attack or a case of information exposure resulting from an unprotected server - or the number of affected individuals.
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