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Attackers exploited a file-sharing vulnerability at the Defense Manpower Data Center between October 2025 and July 2026, exposing unencrypted records for roughly 2.8 million living current and former U.S. military personnel and staff, plus nearly 300,000 deceased people. Stolen data includes Social Security numbers, dates of birth, demographics and military service details.
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