9 July 2014- By Michael S. Schmidt, David E. Sanger, and Nicole Perlroth- “The New York Times”
Chinese Hackers Pursue Key Data on U.S. Government Workers. The Office of Personnel Management has apparently had its servers and databases breached by Chinese origin hackers. The hackers may have been searching for a list and personal details of all US Government Personnel who had applied for security clearances. It remains unclear if they were able to obtain that data in the course of the breach.