From: CBS News
By Jake Miller
The FBI is investigating a cybersecurity breach that could have exposed the confidential information of employees with the Department of Homeland Security, a DHS spokesman confirmed to CBS News.
The breach focused on information stored by United States Investigative Services, an outside contractor that performs background checks on behalf of federal agencies.
“DHS is aware of a cybersecurity intrusion at a private sector company that conducts U.S. government security background investigations,” explained a statement from the department. “A multi-agency cyber response team is working with the company to identify the scope of the intrusion and the FBI has launched a federal investigation into the issue.”
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