Nine months of access to unencrypted Social Security numbers, and the Pentagon says it has no indication of misuse
2026-10-05Security
A file-sharing system at the Defense Manpower Data Center let unauthorised users reach files from October 2025 until it was found on 16 July 2026. The records cover 2.76 million living people and about 294,000 dead ones, and pair Social Security numbers with names, dates of birth and military job specialties.