tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post5883562126786840595..comments2024-03-28T15:27:51.773-07:00Comments on LLNL - The True Story -: Three-quarters of U.S. OPM hack victims still in darkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-89676196598579594322015-11-22T19:02:43.810-08:002015-11-22T19:02:43.810-08:00Given the inability to maintain what resources are...Given the inability to maintain what resources are currently allocated to them, how could I begin to trust the US government with chip implants?<br /><br />Chips represent the ultimate loss of privacy. I'm sorry, but that is a bridge too far for me.<br />GreggShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473681405475846383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-25073896016552900662015-11-22T17:47:09.792-08:002015-11-22T17:47:09.792-08:00Shouldn't be too long before everyone with a h...Shouldn't be too long before everyone with a high level clearance is required to be "chipped" just to keep their job.<br /><br />Cleared federal workers will be the first large group to undergo continuous tracking by our government.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-36503052615550747432015-11-18T09:40:06.377-08:002015-11-18T09:40:06.377-08:007:37's experience is not uncommon.
Evil Echo ...7:37's experience is not uncommon.<br /><br />Evil Echo is right to be frustrated. How exactly does OPM lack the ability to to find people (who have given them comprehensive life histories and unprecedented personal access) to tell them directly that their data was stolen during a breech that may have had state ties? <br /><br />Clearly we need to step up electronic domestic surveillance to prevent such problems in the future .CFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-63145749022715222432015-11-16T01:16:06.930-08:002015-11-16T01:16:06.930-08:00Wait... the folks overseeing my security clearance...Wait... the folks overseeing my security clearance, the ones who would reject a form if it had pencil marks on it, can't look up my current address?!!!<br /><br />Sigh.......<br />GreggShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473681405475846383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-65632944659650907452015-11-15T07:37:16.735-08:002015-11-15T07:37:16.735-08:00Two people I know have been forwarded OPM letters ...Two people I know have been forwarded OPM letters from their parents' addresses. OPM is apparently using the information from when they FIRST applied for a clearance, even though it was ~20 years ago and they've filed multiple rounds of paperwork since.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-27916081198833043492015-11-15T06:22:16.400-08:002015-11-15T06:22:16.400-08:00Incompetence hires more incompetence. The person(s...Incompetence hires more incompetence. The person(s) that oversee OPM should also be punished. And a review of security procedures done immediately to secure those servers so that further incidents do not occur.GreggShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473681405475846383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-4983401178000223312015-11-15T00:03:52.252-08:002015-11-15T00:03:52.252-08:004:40 PM is irked (and justifiably so) that no one ...4:40 PM is irked (and justifiably so) that no one is facing corrective action at OPM. Well the head of OPM did resign so maybe the administration figures that's enough. If you had the chance to see her testimony at the congressional hearing it made you cringe knowing that such incompetence was running the organization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-15836327294807823852015-11-12T16:40:17.222-08:002015-11-12T16:40:17.222-08:0011:55 hit the nail on the head. Absolutely true.
...11:55 hit the nail on the head. Absolutely true.<br /><br />But even if a bad joke, the response is not there from OPM.<br /><br />After spending an entire career implementing regulations detailing safeguarding information it irks me greatly to see someone else not only acting recklessly with sensitive data, but not facing any corrective action after one or more major infractions.GreggShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473681405475846383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-43484141944629648672015-11-12T11:55:25.233-08:002015-11-12T11:55:25.233-08:00OPM isn't better or worse at handling personal...OPM isn't better or worse at handling personal data than universities or companies. They all basically treat your data like your safety; they'll make some effort to protect you (and then spend twice as much energy convincing everyone how much they protect you), but in the end nobody cares but you. <br /><br />The obvious difference is that since the personal data that OPM has is a tiny bit more valuable than that housed by most companies and universities, it not only attracts online bank thieves, but also ID thieves, terrorists, and oh yeah, ENTIRE FREAKING SOVEREIGN NATIONS who would LOVE to know anything that OPM has on you.<br /><br />"(B) The company then arranges for the customers to get a free ID protection security service for a year or two"<br /><br />You mean those worthless services that every breached .com .gov .edu buys in bulk for a pittance? As usual, it's mostly just feel-good back patting and publicity. At least it instills a false sense of security...CFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-34908898810284738542015-11-11T03:50:11.969-08:002015-11-11T03:50:11.969-08:00Exactly as 9:38 said.
Some years back there was a...Exactly as 9:38 said.<br /><br />Some years back there was a breach at the Veterans Administration. I was notified by mail very shortly afterwards. <br /><br />Why can't OPM behave the same way? I'd like to think they were not ordered to drag their feet, but what evidence is there to the contrary?GreggShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473681405475846383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-1283046066573629062015-11-10T21:38:25.444-08:002015-11-10T21:38:25.444-08:00What should be happening is the same thing that ha...What should be happening is the same thing that happens when any major US business gets hacked:<br /><br />(A) The company immediately informs those affected by mailing them a letter detailing what was compromised<br /><br />(B) The company then arranges for the customers to get a free ID protection security service for a year or two<br /><br />Target did this with their hack last year, T-Mobile did this with their recent hack, etc. What has our federal government done after almost a year of knowing about this massive hack of IDs, confidential medical info and biometric info? Absolutely nothing. That is inexcusable.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-12302106916645798232015-11-10T09:26:08.420-08:002015-11-10T09:26:08.420-08:00If you think there is anything you would do differ...If you think there is anything you would do differently if you knew you had been affected, then logic would suggest you should do everything you can to find out without waiting for OPM. If you think there is nothing you could or should be doing differently then your attitude makes a kind of sense, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-19939254832993016242015-11-10T08:05:12.628-08:002015-11-10T08:05:12.628-08:00Yes I could. No I don't. No I should not have ...Yes I could. No I don't. No I should not have to.<br /><br />The law specifies the protocol that is supposed to be followed. OPM is clearly dragging it's feet on this matter.GreggShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473681405475846383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-87291820962188545962015-11-08T21:24:22.984-08:002015-11-08T21:24:22.984-08:00You can contact OPM by phone and find out if you a...You can contact OPM by phone and find out if you are a hacking victim, you don't have to wait for them to contact you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-36641988219665161472015-11-07T10:58:09.400-08:002015-11-07T10:58:09.400-08:00This administration has moved at breakneck speed t...This administration has moved at breakneck speed to enact regulations via executive order on subjects near and dear to the president. But the security of employee data clearly does not matter to him so even the most basic of tasks like notification have failed to have be done.<br /><br />Hopefully, the electorate will have learned that no matter the pretty message, we are never in need of a dictator that rules by personal fiat. The traditional system of checks and balances is cumbersome, but it protects us from abuses like this OPM mess.GreggShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473681405475846383noreply@blogger.com