DOGE could scrap identity protections for those impacted by OPM breach, senator warns

DOGE could scrap identity protections for those impacted by OPM breach, senator warns

Sen. Mark Warner urged OPM’s acting director to ensure identity protection services continue for the more than 21 million individuals affected by the 2015 breach.

DOGE Could Scrap Identity Protections For Those Impacted By OPM Breach, Senator Warns - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

A top Senate Intelligence Democrat is warning the Office of Personnel Management against cancelling identity protection services that have been provided to current and former federal employees since their data was exposed in the massive 2015 OPM data breach. In a letter sent Friday to OPM acting Director Charles Ezell, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., expressed concerns about Department of Government Efficiency-instituted cuts to the personnel agency an…

OPM urged to continue identity protection contracts shielding people affected by 2015 hack

Sen. Mark Warner said the Office of Personnel Management must maintain ID protection services for millions of people whose data was stolen in a massive 2015 data breach at the agency.