A breach in the Defense Manpower Data Center exposed personal information tied to more than 3 million people connected to the U.S. military. The leaked records included names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, job specialties, and other data for about 2.76 million living people and 294,000 deceased individuals. Officials said unauthorized access lasted from October 2025 to July 2026, but there is currently no evidence the stolen data has been misused. The article’s main takeaway is that a major military personnel database was left vulnerable for months, raising serious privacy and security concerns.
