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Hackers stole Pentagon personnel records of over 3 million people

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The Pentagon's Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) is notifying millions of military service members that hackers stole their data after breaching the Pentagon's human resources management system in October 2025. [...]

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Both outlets center on hackers stealing military personnel data in a breach affecting millions, and both mention that the Pentagon or Department of Defense is notifying affected people. TechCrunch frames it as a months-long data breach involving U.S. military personnel records, while BleepingComputer is more specific in saying the Pentagon’s Defense Manpower Data Center is sending notices and, in its headline, puts the figure at over 3 million people.

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