China and Russia cross-referencing OPM data, other hacks to out US spies

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  1. Minimalist

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    http://arstechnica.com/security/201...rencing-opm-data-other-hacks-to-out-us-spies/
     
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    China urges US to stop cyber attack accusations

    http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-118505.html
     
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    Inside the Cyberattack That Shocked the U.S. Government

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    "'Shattered': Inside the secret battle to save America's undercover spies in the digital age

    https://news.yahoo.com/shattered-in...e-100029026.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=tw
     
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    "Chinese Hack of Federal Employment Database, Disclosed in 2015, Was a Disaster for the CIA...

    China’s efforts to purge its government of CIA moles has been aided significantly by a massive database of personnel information stolen from the U.S. government nearly a decade ago...

    Foreign Policy wrote that one of the data sources was the cyberattack on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)—first disclosed in 2015, but which the magazine reported the U.S. first learned of in 2012...

    The OPM breach was particularly alarming, Foreign Policy wrote, because it made it much easier for the Chinese government to identify both undercover CIA personnel and who they were in contact with..."

    https://gizmodo.com/report-chinese-hack-of-federal-employment-database-di-1845928670

    "China Used Stolen Data to Expose CIA Operatives in Africa and Europe..."

    https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/21/china-stolen-us-data-exposed-cia-operatives-spy-networks/
     
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