Thread: OPM Data Breach

Originally Posted by dougscott

I received a notice as well, with the personally named notice and pin code, ... but I think the point being made is that the notices (at least what I received) did not come from a .gov address. It says it's from "OPM CIO" and the address is "opmcio@csid.com". I did not receive anything (addressed specifically to me) from a verifiable US Government address, yet. I took a look at the commercial webpage, but took no action and provided no data, yet.

This is very similar to what I received especially the OPM CIO part.

the info i got said official notification if you were effected would be competed by close of business today 06/19. if you are a federal employee or retiree of any branch and did not get notification as others have described, then i would suggest calling first thing on monday. for what it's worth, they seemed to have pushed the notifications out by rank (percieved importance) and many i know just got theirs today. check your work email monday morning, then call if it is not there.

also be aware if someone knows the phone number and a valid ssn#, then it is a pretty easy ticket. except for you got to.answer a series of questions like 'how much is your car payment', 'when did you last make a large purchase', and 'how many foreign nationals have you slept with'?

keep in mind the answers you provide must correctly cross between credit report and sf-86 security investigation results.

Thanks to everyone who has taken the time and made the effort to respond to this thread! Maybe I'm just a paranoid old goat but this seems really sketchy to me especially after really bad data breaches.

i believe the process is consistent and legit as described. either we are alright, or we are all wrong. either way we are all in the same boat. the only folks that know the correct answers to the test questions are you, god, opm, and now csid (and maybe your spouse if you are truly in love and have been completely honest but that is a different story). get your report and look for green squares. if you see red squares that is bad. easy peasy. you will get monthly updates.

Nothing for me yet other than an Agency Mass Mailer. One thing I haven't heard anything about yet in the media or by OPM - non-fed spouse SSNs are part of background and security check records that were compromised. Seems like OPM owes them direct communication and not rely only on communication with a fed spouse. Also, reference and friend networks with phone numbers and addresses are part of security and background checks - again PII of non-Feds.

Many, many more people than fed employees have been impacted and I am just not hearing about this part of the story.

Originally Posted by Greensboro

Nothing for me yet other than an Agency Mass Mailer. One thing I haven't heard anything about yet in the media or by OPM - non-fed spouse SSNs are part of background and security check records that were compromised. Seems like OPM owes them direct communication and not rely only on communication with a fed spouse. Also, reference and friend networks with phone numbers and addresses are part of security and background checks - again PII of non-Feds.

Many, many more people than fed employees have been impacted and I am just not hearing about this part of the story.

NTEU President has requested spousal protection be included. ( Federal Union)

FWIW department.

Last two data breaches, which were not OPM IIRC, resulted in a free "protectmyID" account for both myself and my non fed spouse. This was extended an additional 18 months for me the second time. I am not sure about the spouse. It is getting hard to keep up with all this and I cannot find the original e-mails from my masters at work advising me of all this.

Reminder to self and all: immediately forward any e-mails about such subjects home (if allowed) and once home save them as text somewhere you feel is safe. Perhaps it is because I am disorganized and paranoid but I would swear work e-mails I believe I saw are no longer in my archives and some I remember forwarding home are no longer on my hard drive as e-mails.

Since so many are reporting receiving the opmcio@csid.com canned e-mail and there are some reassurances it was not phishing, I will try to register for this protection. I wonder how many times experian (protectmyid) and csid have been breached?

Good luck to you all.

PO

I heard the personal information were sent to China, and since this incident occurred, I've been hit with two $400+ transactions on a Chase Freedom credit card with both purchases being from China. My father, who is also a Federal Employee has had the same, but his totals are 8 occurrences with well over $11,000. All instances were reported and we did not have to pay.

Originally Posted by PessOptimist

FWIW department.

Last two data breaches, which were not OPM IIRC, resulted in a free "protectmyID" account for both myself and my non fed spouse. This was extended an additional 18 months for me the second time. I am not sure about the spouse. It is getting hard to keep up with all this and I cannot find the original e-mails from my masters at work advising me of all this.

Reminder to self and all: immediately forward any e-mails about such subjects home (if allowed) and once home save them as text somewhere you feel is safe. Perhaps it is because I am disorganized and paranoid but I would swear work e-mails I believe I saw are no longer in my archives and some I remember forwarding home are no longer on my hard drive as e-mails.

don't worry, they're probably stored on a private server in somebody's basement and copies will surface eventually.

Since so many are reporting receiving the opmcio@csid.com canned e-mail and there are some reassurances it was not phishing, I will try to register for this protection. I wonder how many times experian (protectmyid) and csid have been breached?

never, as they are a wholly owned subsidiary of a shadow company of the global chinese conglomerate.

Good luck to you all.

PO

thanks, good luck to you too.

Thanks for posting Maui. I also use Chase. I checked last night and haven't been hit yet but I appreciate hearing your story. It reminds us that we all have to be vigilant in protecting our individual interests. Loved burro's comment above about Experian being a wholly owned shadow company of the Chinese.....spurted some hot coffee through my left nostril on that one...

FS

i checked all my accounts and i don't think i have had my identity stolen. the charges to 'import russian brides' and 'filliapina singles' were expected and occured on time, also the monthly dues to 'naturists.com' is a previously scheduled and approved transaction.

quite frankly, i think they took one look at my credit score and background investigation, then ran out and quickly upgraded their firewalls. how do you like me now? huh, huh? sino suckers!

the beauty of having nothing is, you have nothing to lose. it is very liberating.