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#1 BleepingComputer general October 01, 2026 at 09:44 UTC

Hackers stole Pentagon personnel records of over 3 million people

By Sergiu Gatlan

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The Pentagon's Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) is notifying over 3 million military service members that their personnel records were stolen following a breach of the Pentagon's human resources management system in October 2025. This is one of the largest known breaches of U.S. military personnel data, with serious implications for national security, counterintelligence exposure, and targeted social engineering against active-duty and veteran populations.

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