08 Nov 2014

China suspected in hack of USIS

Up to 5 million employees and contractors who submitted background investigation information, and individuals who USIS logoreceived/renewed a DHS clearance, between July 2009 and May 2013, primarily for positions at DHS HQ, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), may have had their personally identifiable [information such as applicants’ names, Social Security numbers (SSN), and date of birth (DOB) which was input into the electronic Standard Form 86 within the computerized program called e-QIP] exposed in a State Sponsored breach by China. 

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