Fallout from a slew of breaches continued for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Monday with its announcement that it plans to temporarily shut down its e-QIP background security check system. The agency found the IT system contained a vulnerability during a comprehensive review of its systems. There are also conflicting reports about whether OPM-related data is being sold on the so-called Dark Web. Additionally, there are questions about potential links between highly sensitive security background clearance data for U.S. intelligence agencies and the hacked OPM records. Privacy Tech rounds up the latest fallout from this evolving story.
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