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Pentagon Begins Alerting Possibly Millions of Service Members About Personnel Database Breach

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Gizmodo
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What happened

It's not clear how many of the over 3 million troops and others in a breached Pentagon database lost information like Social Security numbers to hackers.

Key facts

  • It's not clear how many of the over 3 million troops and others in a breached Pentagon database lost information like Social Security numbers to hackers.
  • Reported by Gizmodo and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:46:58 UTC.

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