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Breach Record

Pentagon

DISCLOSED 2026-10-18 · UNKNOWN · 3,054,000 RECORDS EXPOSED

A data breach at the Pentagon exposed Social Security numbers and other personal information of over 3 million people connected to the U.S. military. The breach affected 2.76 million living individuals and 294,000 deceased. No details on how the breach occurred were provided.

The record

What we know

Disclosed
2026-10-18
Sector
Government
Country
USA
Records exposed
3,054,000
Data classes exposed
Social Security numberspersonal information
Sources

Cited reporting

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