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You can change a password after a breach. You can cancel a credit card. But when your Social Security number gets exposed, you could be dealing with the fallout for years. That is the concern after a major breach involving the Pentagon’s Defense Manpower Data Center. If you have served in the military, worked for…

A breach at the Pentagon’s Defense Manpower Data Center has exposed sensitive personal information concerning more than 3 million living and deceased people, renewing concerns about the security of military personnel records and their potential value to foreign intelligence services.

The U.S. Department of Defense has disclosed a significant cybersecurity incident involving one of its third-party data service providers. The breach reportedly affected the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), an organization responsible for handling and maintaining sensitive personnel information connected to the U.S. military and federal government.