US Navy and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise hit by data breach

Summary:

In October 2016, the US Navy and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise were involved in a data breach. The data breach involved a compromised laptop belonging to an Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services employee working on a U.S. Navy contract. individuals accessed the sensitive information on current and former sailors. The lost data related to the Career Waypoints database, known as C-WAY, which sailors use to submit requests to reenlist as well as requests relating to the Navy Occupational Specialty, which catalogues skills and primary jobs. The impact contains leaked personal data, including names and social security numbers of 134.386 US navy sailors.

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https://news.usni.org/2016/11/24/navy-personal-data-134k-sailors-compromised
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38090234
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