Posted on Jul 11, 2015
Senators call for lifetime protections after OPM data breach. I think this is appropriate ... how about you?
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The Office of Personnel Management is increasing the offering of credit monitoring to employees affected in the second breach from a single year to at least three years, though legislators are saying this is still not enough.
Four Democratic senators have come together to put forward legislation that would provide lifetime credit monitoring and at least $5 million in identity theft insurance, compared to the $1 million currently being offered.
The Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response (RECOVER) Act was introduced on Thursday by Sens. Ben Cardin, D-Md., Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., Mark Warner, D-Va., and Tim Kaine, D-Va.
The senators said they were outraged by the OPM breach, as well as the agency's response, which they deem inadequate.
"Private-sector cyber hacks and cyberattacks have become too commonplace, but when the federal government's own computer system shows its vulnerabilities to the world, we have a responsibility to protect the people who have been put at risk," Cardin said. "We need to plug the holes in the federal network and make sure our workers, their families and all those who have been violated are held harmless from any damage that may be done."
The staggering scope of the second breach – which affected almost 20 million current, former and potential federal employees and another 2 million family members and friends – along with the kinds of personal information stolen moved the lawmakers to ensure everyone affected is fully protected.
"[Thursday's] news that 21.5 million additional Americans were affected by one of the OPM breaches is a stark reminder of how far-reaching the impact is here," Kaine said. "The least we can do for the millions of past, current and prospective federal employees whose personal information has been exposed is provide them with the strongest protections available."
http://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/omr/opm-cyber-report/2015/07/10/lifetime-credit-monitoring-opm-breach/29958383/
Four Democratic senators have come together to put forward legislation that would provide lifetime credit monitoring and at least $5 million in identity theft insurance, compared to the $1 million currently being offered.
The Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response (RECOVER) Act was introduced on Thursday by Sens. Ben Cardin, D-Md., Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., Mark Warner, D-Va., and Tim Kaine, D-Va.
The senators said they were outraged by the OPM breach, as well as the agency's response, which they deem inadequate.
"Private-sector cyber hacks and cyberattacks have become too commonplace, but when the federal government's own computer system shows its vulnerabilities to the world, we have a responsibility to protect the people who have been put at risk," Cardin said. "We need to plug the holes in the federal network and make sure our workers, their families and all those who have been violated are held harmless from any damage that may be done."
The staggering scope of the second breach – which affected almost 20 million current, former and potential federal employees and another 2 million family members and friends – along with the kinds of personal information stolen moved the lawmakers to ensure everyone affected is fully protected.
"[Thursday's] news that 21.5 million additional Americans were affected by one of the OPM breaches is a stark reminder of how far-reaching the impact is here," Kaine said. "The least we can do for the millions of past, current and prospective federal employees whose personal information has been exposed is provide them with the strongest protections available."
http://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/omr/opm-cyber-report/2015/07/10/lifetime-credit-monitoring-opm-breach/29958383/
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My information was compromised in this breach. I did sign up for the free monitoring. My concern is, this could affect me long term. My information is in the hands of unknown people and they could use it or attempt to use it well after the free service expires.
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I think credit monitoring is the least of the concerns resulting from this breach. I just completed an e-Qip to renew my clearance so my SF-86 isn't likely part of the data that was compromised, but it is pretty outrageous to think of the nature and breadth of the information we are compelled to disclose only to have it stolen. Taking it a step further, are guys in sensitive positions going to be subjected to further scrutiny because they are now potential blackmail targets? This whole thing stinks.
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How about protection for all workers. Including veterans.
Whether people believe it or not. We are still in the system too!
Whether people believe it or not. We are still in the system too!
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GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad
The protections are for all those that were affected by the breach --- that includes veterans (after all, there are many of us veterans working for the federal government). But, remember, this breach didn't just affect people currently working for the federal government --- it also includes people who used to work for the federal government, people who applied to work for the federal government (but, perhaps, never did), and the families of the aforementioned.
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