Event Details
January 01, 2011
Description
Chinese and other adversary hackers access background checks on American intelligence workers via OPM/USIS hacks.
Participants (3)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese hackers | person | 0 | View Entity |
| USIS | organization | 28 | View Entity |
| OPM | organization | 209 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document appears to be page 177 of a report or book (potentially by Edward Jay Epstein regarding Edward Snowden) submitted to House Oversight. It details the vulnerabilities of the NSA to 'insider threats' and Russian intelligence (SVR/KGB) recruitment tactics, specifically targeting system administrators. It discusses the 2011 OPM hack as a method for identifying potential recruits via Standard Form 86 data and links Edward Snowden to various anti-surveillance groups like Wikileaks and the TOR project in 2012-2013.
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