The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.
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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach
The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next
Pentagon Begins Alerting Possibly Millions of Service Members About Personnel Database Breach
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