FAR REACHING: A total of 2.1 million current US government workers were affected, according to a source familiar with the FBI-led investigation into the incident.
WASHINGTON: Data stolen from US government computers by suspected Chinese hackers included security clearance information and background checks dating back three decades, US officials said, underlining the scope of one of the largest known cyberattacks on federal networks.
The breach of computer systems of the Office of Personnel Management was disclosed on June 4 by the Obama administration, which said records of up to 4 million current and former federal employees may have been compromised.
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