Government officials suspect that China was behind the attack, which occurred in December 2014. The records of approximately 4 million current and former federal employees were compromised.
FBI Director James Comey in 2014
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Chinese hackers breached the federal agency that handles security clearances and employee records, government officials said Thursday, accessing the files of approximately 4 million current and former government employees.
The office responsible is currently in the process of notifying people whose records were breached, according to AP.
"The FBI is working with our interagency partners to investigate this matter. We take all potential threats to public and private sector systems seriously, and will continue to investigate and hold accountable those who pose a threat in cyberspace," the agency said in a statement to BuzzFeed News.
The Chinese hackers managed to breach the system of the Office of Personal Management in December, according to government officials quoted in the Wall Street Journal.
An unnamed U.S. official who spoke to the Associated Press said the data breach could potentially impact every federal agency. An unnamed government official who spoke to the Wall Street Journal said the attack could be "one of the largest thefts of government data ever seen."
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