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Daily Cyber News: Millions face identity risk after Pentagon personnel breach

Millions of current and former defense personnel and their dependents now face long-term identity risk after unauthorized users accessed Pentagon personnel files. The Defense Manpower Data Center says the breach affects 2.76 million living people and two hundred ninety four thousand deceased individuals. Access continued from October 2025 until the issue was discovered on July 16th, 2026, and involved a vulnerability in a file-sharing system.

Key context: The exposed information varied by person.

Additional detail: Personnel systems and file-sharing platforms need to be treated as high-value infrastructure rather than back-office tools.

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