Thread: OPM Breach, did you get the letter?

Originally Posted by PessOptimist

I nor anyone I have asked has received such a letter. We all got breached. What do you suppose that means? They haven't gotten to sending a letter to us yet or some are at more peril?

PO

"The OPM began mailing notification letters to the 21.5 million individuals impacted by the breach this week, alerting them that their data was compromised and describing the suite of identity protection services they will receive for three years.
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The letters will also indicate whether an individual was one of the 5.6 million whose fingerprint data was taken as part of the heist."

Well there's always a bright side, perhaps they didn't get my fingerprints (like you couldn't get those from any number of beer bottles in my trash can)

How is this different from the CSID credit monitoring program that I already signed up for, why another one?

Originally Posted by nnuut

How is this different from the CSID credit monitoring program that I already signed up for, why another one?

the first one was because they stole your payroll data.

this second one is because they stole anything you put down on your background check and any subsequent entries by the investigator for your security clearance. including family members, how when and where you ever left the country, how may foriegn nationals you have slept with and whether they were just holidays in thailand or live in lovers in the czech republic. also they know your eye color.

Originally Posted by nnuut

How is this different from the CSID credit monitoring program that I already signed up for, why another one?

From their Website

Credit Monitoring

We offer credit monitoring from all three credit bureaus—Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion—and alert your customers of any changes to their credit file. Real-time alerts when activity of any type is noted on your customer’s credit file allows your customer to make a determination if the transaction is one that they initiated or one that is fraudulent. Those who are protected can also choose to set fraud alerts or credit freezes.

Identity Monitoring

A person’s identity is a complex entity, and thieves know how to exploit it for their greatest gain—and the greatest danger to your customers. Our comprehensive identity monitoring covers all aspects of a person’s identity for maximum protection, including Social Security Number trace, Change of address monitoring, Payday loan monitoring, and Court records and bookings monitoring

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I haven't gotten my snail mail letter. I did receive an email a few months back.

Here is what is on Nextgov.com
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Here’s How OPM Is Telling Hacked Feds Their Data Was Stolen

"Victims of a data breach that exposed intimate details on national security professionals inside and outside government, along with their families have begun receiving a generic notification letter directing them to a government website for assistance..."

A co-worker of mine said his spouse got one, never had a clearance, but he didn't.
uh, this isn't instilling a lot of confidence at the moment.
Or maybe they only got her info off his paper work.

I bet the hack was to find out who the spies are or who they can turn into an informant/spy for them.
I'm not high enough or low enough on the food chain to get a second look.
If they try to sell the information there is so much of it they might get a buck or two per person. Wooo!!! $16-32M!!! That will pay off some of their debt.

Subject: AYSA: Memo: DoD CIO Personal Note to the Workforce on OPM Data Breach

(UNCLASSIFIED)

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED

SUBJECT: DoD CIO Personal Note to the Workforce on OPM Data Breach Progress

DoD Team Mates,

I am writing to update you on progress made to help those within the DoD
community who have been impacted by one of the largest data breaches ever
carried out against the U.S. Government. The second Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) data breach affected background investigation records of 21.5
million military, civilian, and contractor personnel. Attached is the postmaster
and blog that OPM that sent to its workforce earlier today, and I wanted to
address some issues for DoD in this letter.

Given the nature of our work and the requirement to hold a clearance, a large
portion of the Department was affected. I want to explain what you can expect
over the next several months as we work with our federal partners to notify as
many of you as possible.

The Government awarded a contract to Theft Guard Solutions, Inc., doing business
as ID Experts, in September 2015. ID Experts will provide a suite of identity
theft and credit monitoring services for up to three years, at no cost, to
impacted individuals and their dependent minor children.

This week, the Government began sending notification letters to impacted
individuals via U.S. Postal mail. Notifications will only be sent via postal
mail. If you are contacted by email or other means, do not provide any
information. The notification letter will come from OPM, include a unique
personal identification number (PIN), and explain the enrollment process. ID
Experts does not have your personal information, so if you decide to enroll in
credit monitoring services, you will be required to provide certain Personally
Identifiable Information (PII). We anticipate that the notification process will
take a considerable amount of time - likely several months.

Approximately 5.6 million of the affected individuals also had their
fingerprints compromised. If an individual's fingerprints were taken, this will
specifically be noted in their letter.

In addition to the services the U. S. Government is offering, there are actions
that you can take to protect yourself and your family. Please see the attached
list of tools and information to help guard yourself from risks associated with
breaches of PII.

DoD leadership will continue to provide you with information about the
notification process and how to protect your PII in the coming months. Many of
your questions may be answered at OPM's online cybersecurity resource center at
www.opm.gov/cybersecurity. I thank you for your continued cooperation and
patience as we work to notify you individually and provide you these identity
theft protections and resources.

// Signed //

T. A. Halvorsen

it's the new ..more efficient...more competent OPM...I'm sure the letters in the mail....;swear;swear

FS

What angers me most about the OPM's "generous" offer of credit monitoring is that it applies ONLY to the impacted individuals and their dependent, minor children. That is BS. The fact is I have been a federal employee for 27 years, and my children are no longer minors, and one isn't even my dependent. But, they both WERE my dependents at the time of my last Security Clearance and their data hasn't changed. So, because they are no longer minors, they won't be negatively impacted?? That couldn't be FURTHER from the truth! They are probably at the greatest risk! How much more stupid can they be!