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OPM hack affecting 21 million includes sensitive data

Clip: 7/9/2015 | 3m 56s

OPM hack affecting more than 21 million includes sensitive data

More than 21 million Americans had personal data stolen from files held by the Office of Personnel Management. Anyone who went through background checks to apply for a government position since 2000 has been affected, according to the OPM. That makes the data breach six times larger than was originally disclosed. Gwen Ifill learns more from Josh Lederman of the Associated Press.

07/09/2015 | Rating NR

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