Government Data Breach and Scammers
This note (edited) came from my corporate security department...
Earlier this year, the United States’ Office of Personnel Management (OPM) suffered a data breach where hackers stole the personal data of millions of people.
OPM has been in the process of notifying all impacted individuals; however, scammers have also taken this opportunity to capitalize on the breach and are targeting people who may or may not have been subject to the breach with phishing scams.
Those impacted by the data breach will receive an official letter from OPM that includes a 25-digit PIN and will only be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. If you are contacted about the breach by phone, email or any other means than an official letter, do not provide personal information.
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